ΠΛΗΝὈΛΙΓΩΝ, πληνὀλιγων
PLĒNOLIGŌN, plēnoligōn
Sounds Like: plēn oh-lee-GOHN
Translations: except for a few, but a few, only a few
From the root: ΠΛΗΝ, ὈΛΙΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed from the word 'πλήν' (plēn), meaning 'except' or 'but', and 'ὀλίγων' (oligōn), the genitive plural of 'ὀλίγος' (oligos), meaning 'few' or 'little'. Together, it means 'except for a few' or 'but a few'. It is used to indicate a small exception or a limited number of items or people.
Inflection: ΠΛΗΝ does not inflect. ὈΛΙΓΩΝ is Genitive, Plural, All genders.
Strong’s numbers: G4133 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3641 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 16:6
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΛΗΝ, ὈΛΙΓΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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