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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πλεονέκτης

Lemmaπλεονέκτης
Citation formπλεονέκτης, ου, ὁ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa covetous person
Strong’sG4123
Transliterationpleonéktēs
Definitionholding (desiring) more, i.e. eager for gain (avaricious, hence a defrauder)
KJV glosses:--covetous.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences4

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
πλεονέκται
noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — 1 Corinthians 6:10
πλεονέκταις
noun, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — 1 Corinthians 5:10
πλεονέκτης
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 1 Corinthians 5:11
noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Ephesians 5:5

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πλεονεκτης.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for πλεονέκτης with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.