Lexical Definition
πλεονεξία pleonexía (pleh-on-ex-ee'-ah) greediness G:N-F
from πλεονέκτης
covetous(-ness) practices, greediness.
- avarice, i.e. (by implication) fraudulency, extortion
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πλεονεξίασ | covetousness | Luke.12.15 |
| desire for wealth | LXX.Isa.28.8 | |
| for greed | 1Thess.2.5 | |
| in craving | 2Pet.2.14 | |
| πλεονεξίαν | a desire for wealth | LXX.Judg.5.19 |
| covetousness | 2Cor.9.5 • Col.3.5 | |
| desire for wealth | LXX.Ps.119.36 | |
| wealth | LXX.Hab.2.9 | |
| your desire for wealth | LXX.Jer.22.17 | |
| πλεονεξίαι | covetous desires | Mark.7.22 |
| covetousness | Rom.1.29 • 2Pet.2.3 | |
| greediness | Eph.4.19 | |
| πλεονεξία | covetousness | Eph.5.3 |
| their desire for wealth | LXX.Ezek.22.27 |
Abbott-Smith
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: Lk 12:15, Ro 1:29, II Co 9:5, Eph 4:19 (v. ICC, in l) Eph 5:3, Col 3:5, I Th 2:5, II Pe 2:3 2:14; pl. (v. Bl., § 32, 6), Mk 7:22.†
SYN.: φιλαργυρία, avarice (v. Tr., Syn., § xxiv).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 7:22 |
| Luke | 12:15 |
| Romans | 1:29 |
| 2 Corinthians | 9:5 |
| Ephesians | 4:19 · 5:3 |
| Colossians | 3:5 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 2:5 |
| 2 Peter | 2:3 · 2:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πλεονεξία,
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, greediness, assumption, arrogance, τῶν Σπαρτιητέων ἡ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. συγγενική wrong done to one's kin, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__2 assumption, αἱ ἐν τῷ πυνθάνεσθαι π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II advantage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ π. αἱ ἴδιαι, αἱ δημόσιαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ πλεονεξίᾳ with a view to one's own advantage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετὰ πλεονεξίας τινὸς ἀγωνίζεσθαι πρὸς [τὰ θηρία] [πλεονεξίαι ψυχῆς ">Refs]excellences, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.2 a larger share of a thing, τῶν πολιτικῶν δικαίων [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 gain derived from a thing, τὴν ἐπὶ τῶν ἰδίων δικῶν πλεονεξίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]undue gains, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III excess, opposed to ἔνδεια, [Refs 5th c.BC+]