πλεονεξία pleonexia · G4124

greediness

πλεονεξία, -ας, ἡ; (πλεονέκτης), [in LXX for בֶּצַע ; ] ; the character and conduct of a πλεονέκτης. ; 1. advantage. ; 2. desire for advantage, grasping, aggression, cupidity, covetousness: Luk.12:15, Rom.1:29, 2Co.9:5, Eph.4:19 (see ICC, in l) Eph.5:3, Col.3:5, 1Th.2:5, 2Pe.2:3 2:14; pl. (see Bl., § 32, 6), Mrk.7:22.†; SYN.: φιλαργυρία, avarice (see Tr., Syn., § xxiv) (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πλεονεξία, ; Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, greediness, assumption, arrogance, τῶν Σπαρτιητέων ἡ π. []; π. συγγενική wrong done to one's kin, []; 2 assumption, αἱ ἐν τῷ πυνθάνεσθαι π. []; II advantage, []; αἱ π. αἱ ἴδιαι, αἱ δημόσιαι, []; ἐπὶ πλεονεξίᾳ with a view to one's own advantage, []; μετὰ πλεονεξίας τινὸς ἀγωνίζεσθαι πρὸς [τὰ θηρία] []excellences, []; II.2 a larger share of a thing, τῶν πολιτικῶν δικαίων []; II.3 gain derived from a thing, τὴν ἐπὶ τῶν ἰδίων δικῶν πλεονεξίαν []undue gains, []; …

Where it's used 10 times

Mark 7:22 · Luke 12:15 · Romans 1:29 · 2 Corinthians 9:5 · Ephesians 4:19 · Ephesians 5:3 · Colossians 3:5 · 1 Thessalonians 2:5 · 2 Peter 2:3 · 2 Peter 2:14

Source: TBESG G4124; TFLSJ G4124

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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