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πλεονεξία

Lemmaπλεονεξία
Citation formπλεονεξία, ας, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glosscovetousness, avarice
Strong’sG4124
Transliterationpleonexía
Definitionavarice, i.e. (by implication) fraudulency, extortion
KJV glosses:--covetous(-ness) practices, greediness.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences10

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
πλεονεξία
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Ephesians 5:3
πλεονεξίαι
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Mark 7:22
πλεονεξίᾳ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Romans 1:29
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Ephesians 4:19
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 2 Peter 2:3
πλεονεξίαν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 2 Corinthians 9:5
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Colossians 3:5
πλεονεξίας
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 12:15
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 Thessalonians 2:5
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 Peter 2:14

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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

Additional Greek lexicons

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