ΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ, πλησιον
PLĒSION, plēsion
Sounds Like: PLAY-see-on
Translations: near, nearby, neighbor, a neighbor, one's neighbor
From the root: ΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Noun
Explanation: This word primarily functions as an adverb meaning 'near' or 'nearby', indicating proximity in space or time. It can also be used substantively as a noun, typically in the neuter singular, to refer to 'one's neighbor' or 'the person next to you'. When used as a noun, it often refers to a fellow human being, emphasizing a relationship of proximity or community.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as an adverb); Neuter, Singular (when used substantively as a noun)
Strong’s number: G4139 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:181
Barnabus
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 11:22
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- Joshua — 12:9
- Judges — 6:29, 7:13, 7:14, 7:22
- 1 Chronicles — 14:14
- Esther — 9:19
- Judith — 3:9, 5:5, 7:3, 7:4, 7:18, 10:19, 15:2
- 1 Maccabees — 3:40, 12:33
- 4 Maccabees — 2:5, 8:4
- Psalms — 11:3, 14:3, 14:4, 27:3, 34:14, 37:12, 44:15, 100:5, 121:8
- Proverbs — 9:12, 26:27
- Song of Solomon — 1:9, 1:15, 2:2, 2:10, 2:13, 4:1, 4:7, 5:1, 5:2, 5:16, 6:4
- Sirach — 5:12, 6:17, 9:14, 10:6, 13:15, 15:5, 16:28, 17:14, 18:13, 19:14, 19:17, 22:23, 25:1, 25:18, 27:18, 27:19, 28:2, 28:7, 29:1, 29:2, 29:14, 29:20, 31:15, 31:31, 34:22
- Isaiah — 3:5, 19:2, 41:6
- Jeremiah — 7:5, 9:3, 9:7, 9:19, 19:9, 23:27, 23:30, 23:35, 26:16, 41:15, 41:17, 43:16
- Jonah — 1:7
- Habakkuk — 2:15
- Zechariah — 3:8, 3:10, 8:10, 8:16, 8:17, 11:6, 11:9, 14:13
- Malachi — 3:16, 3:23
- Matthew — 5:43, 19:19, 22:39
- Mark — 12:31, 12:33
- Luke — 10:27, 10:29, 10:36
- John — 4:5
- Acts of the Apostles — 7:27
- Romans — 13:9, 13:10, 15:2
- Galatians — 5:14
- Ephesians — 4:25
- James — 2:8, 4:12
- Epistle of Barnabas — 2:8, 19:3, 19:5, 19:6, 19:8
Ignatius of Antioch
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 8:46
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 16:254, 20:335
- Book 2 — 5:83, 10:252, 12:273, 13:279
- Book 3 — 3:63, 5:75, 6:144, 14:300
- Book 4 — 3:40, 6:129, 8:220
- Book 5 — 1:7, 1:58, 2:163, 6:218, 6:225, 8:245, 8:252
- Book 6 — 10:195
- Book 8 — 3:67, 13:355
- Book 13 — 9:255, 12:333, 12:338, 12:342
- Book 14 — 7:118, 11:292, 13:335, 13:343, 15:444, 15:445, 15:453, 15:458, 15:465, 15:466
- Book 15 — 5:147, 8:295, 8:296, 9:305, 9:311, 10:345, 10:348, 10:363
- Book 16 — 11:361
- Book 17 — 9:218, 12:329
- Book 18 — 4:91, 6:196, 6:197, 9:377
- Book 19 — 1:141
- Book 20 — 3:56, 5:114, 8:189
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 3:16, 9:5, 14:4, 18:8, 18:24
- Book Two — 4:5, 12:7, 21:14, 21:18
- Book Three — 7:33, 7:106, 8:55, 9:41, 10:20, 10:56
- Book Four — 4:26, 7:27, 9:33, 9:42, 10:4
- Book Five — 7:5, 12:30
- Book Six — 2:66, 4:39, 6:31, 8:24
- Book Seven — 5:5, 5:28, 6:26, 8:9, 8:26, 9:9
Justin Martyr
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Mathetes
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 3:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 11:3, 11:7, 26:31
- Exodus — 2:13, 11:2, 12:4, 20:16, 20:17, 21:14, 21:18, 21:35, 22:7, 22:8, 22:9, 22:10, 22:11, 22:14, 22:26, 34:3
- Leviticus — 6:2, 18:20, 19:11, 19:13, 19:15, 19:16, 19:17, 19:18, 20:10, 24:19, 25:14, 25:15, 25:17
- Numbers — 33:37
- Deuteronomy — 1:1, 4:42, 5:20, 5:21, 11:30, 15:2, 19:4, 19:5, 19:11, 19:14, 22:24, 22:26, 23:24, 23:25, 24:10, 27:17, 27:24
- Joshua — 9:6, 12:9, 15:46, 19:46
- Judges — 6:29, 7:13, 7:14, 7:22, 10:18
- Ruth — 3:14, 4:7
- 1 Samuel — 10:11, 14:20, 15:28, 20:41, 28:16, 28:17, 30:26
- 2 Samuel — 2:16, 5:23, 12:11
- 1 Kings — 8:31, 12:24, 21:35
- 2 Kings — 3:23, 7:3, 7:9
- 1 Chronicles — 14:14
- 2 Chronicles — 6:22
- Esther — 9:19
- Judith — 2:21, 3:9, 4:6, 5:5, 7:3, 7:4, 7:13, 7:18, 10:19, 15:2
- Tobit — 2:8, 2:8
- 1 Maccabees — 2:40, 3:40, 3:43, 12:33
- 2 Maccabees — 6:11
- 3 Maccabees — 1:6, 6:31
- 4 Maccabees — 2:5, 5:4, 12:10
- Psalms — 11:3, 14:3, 14:4, 23:4, 27:3, 34:14, 37:12, 44:15, 100:5, 121:8
- Psalms of Solomon — 8:11
- Odes — 4:8
- Proverbs — 9:12, 26:27
- Song of Solomon — 1:9, 1:15, 2:2, 2:10, 2:13, 4:1, 4:7, 5:2, 5:16, 6:3
- Job — 16:22
- Sirach — 5:12, 6:17, 9:14, 10:6, 13:15, 15:5, 16:28, 17:14, 18:13, 19:17, 22:23, 25:1, 25:18, 27:18, 27:19, 28:2, 28:7, 29:1, 29:2, 29:5, 29:14, 29:20, 31:26, 34:15, 34:31
- Isaiah — 3:5, 5:8, 19:2, 41:6
- Jeremiah — 5:8, 6:21, 7:5, 9:4, 9:8, 9:20, 19:9, 22:8, 22:13, 23:27, 23:35, 26:16, 41:15, 41:17, 43:16
- Letter of Jeremiah — 1:43
- Ezekiel — 18:6, 18:8, 18:11, 18:15, 22:11, 40:9, 41:16, 41:17
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 13:61
- Micah — 7:2
- Jonah — 1:7
- Habakkuk — 2:15
- Zechariah — 3:8, 3:10, 8:10, 8:16, 8:17, 11:6, 11:9, 14:13
- Malachi — 3:16, 4:5
- Enoch — A:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 5:43, 19:19, 22:39
- Mark — 12:31, 12:33
- Luke — 10:27, 10:29, 10:36
- John — 4:5
- Acts — 7:27
- Romans — 13:9, 13:10, 15:2
- Galatians — 5:14
- Ephesians — 4:25
- James — 2:8, 4:12
Twelve Disciples
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΝΠΛΗΣΙ — near, nearby, close, neighbor
- ΠΛΗΙΟΝ — near, nearby, neighbor, a neighbor, next to, close, adjacent
- ΤΑΣΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ — the nearby, the neighboring, the near, the close, the next
- ΤΕΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ — near, close by, neighboring, neighbor, a neighbor
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