ΤΕΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ, τεπλησιον
TEPLĒSION, teplēsion
Sounds Like: TEH-PLAY-see-on (if taken literally), or PLAY-see-on (if 'ΤΕ' is ignored)
Translations: near, close by, neighboring, neighbor, a neighbor
From the root: ΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Adjective
Explanation: This word is likely a misspelling or a garbled form of 'ΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ' (plesion), which means 'near' or 'neighbor'. The 'ΤΕ-' prefix is not standard for this word in Koine Greek. If it were 'ΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ', it would function as an adverb meaning 'near' or 'close by', or as an adjective meaning 'neighboring' or 'a neighbor'. For example, 'οἱ πλησίον' (hoi plesion) means 'those who are near' or 'the neighbors'.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative (if 'ΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ' as an adjective/noun), or Does not inflect (if 'ΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ' as an adverb)
Strong’s number: G4139 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 6:38
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
- ΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ — near, nearby, neighbor, a neighbor, one's neighbor
- ΤΑΣΠΛΗΣΙΟΝ — the nearby, the neighboring, the near, the close, the next
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