ΠΛΕΟΝΕΞΙΑΙΣ, πλεονεξιαις
PLEONEXIAIS, pleonexiais
Sounds Like: pleh-oh-nex-EE-ais
Translations: greed, covetousness, avarice, rapacity
From the root: ΠΛΕΟΝΕΞΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an insatiable desire to have more, often at the expense of others. It describes a greedy disposition or the act of taking advantage of someone for personal gain. It is a compound word, combining 'πλέον' (more) and 'ἔχω' (to have).
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4124 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΛΕΟΝΕΞΙΑ.
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.
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΞΕΙΑΝ — covetousness, greed, avarice, a covetousness, a greed, an avarice
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΞΙΑ — greed, covetousness, avarice, a desire for more, a grasping spirit
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΞΙΑΙ — greed, covetousness, avarice, rapacity
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΞΙΑΝ — greed, covetousness, avarice, a greed, a covetousness
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΞΙΑΣ — of covetousness, of greed, of avarice, of graspingness, of overreaching
- ΠΛΕΟΝΕΞΙΩΝ — of covetousness, of greed, of avarice, of desire for more
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