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πλεονεκτέω

Lemmaπλεονεκτέω
Citation formπλεονεκτέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI take advantage of
Strong’sG4122
Transliterationpleonektéō
Definitionto be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach
KJV glosses:--get an advantage, defraud, make a gain.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences5

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
ἐπλεονέκτησα
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--)2 Corinthians 12:17
ἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1AAI-P--)2 Corinthians 7:2
ἐπλεονέκτησεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--)2 Corinthians 12:18
πλεονεκτεῖν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----)1 Thessalonians 4:6
πλεονεκτηθῶμεν
verb, first person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 1APS-P--)2 Corinthians 2:11

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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