Lexical Definition
πλησίον plēsíon (play-see'-on) near/neighbor G:ADV
neuter of a derivative of
near, neighbour.
- (adverbially) close by
- as noun, a neighbor, i.e. fellow (as man, countryman, Christian or friend)
Abbott-Smith
πλησίος, -α, -ον (< πέλας, near),
near, close by, neighbouring. As adv., πλησίον = πέλας, near: c. gen., Jo 4:5; c. art., ὁ π., one's neighbour [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ]: Lk 10:29, 36, Ac 7:27, Ro 13:10 15:2, Eph 4:25, Ja 4:12; ἀγαπήσεις τὸν π. σου ὡς σεαυτόν (Le 19:18, LXX), Mt 5:43 19:19 22:39, Mk 12:31, 33, Lk 10:27, Ro 13:9, Ga 5:14, Ja 2:8 (on the various senses of ὁ π. in OT, NT, v. DB, iii, 511; DCC, ii, 240 f.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | 19:18 |
| Matthew | 5:43 · 19:19 · 22:39 |
| Mark | 12:31 · 12:33 |
| Luke | 10:27 · 10:29 · 10:36 |
| John | 4:5 |
| Acts | 7:27 |
| Romans | 13:9 · 13:10 · 15:2 |
| Galatians | 5:14 |
| Ephesians | 4:25 |
| James | 2:8 · 4:12 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πλησίον-ος, α, ον,
Boeotian dialect πλᾱτίος [Refs]: (πέλας, πελάζω):— near, close to, with genitive, πλησίοι ἀλλήλων variant in [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 with dative, πλησίοι ἀλλήλοισι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 absolutely, near, neighbouring, πλησίαι αἵ γ᾽ ἥσθην [Refs 8th c.BC+]: substantive, neighbour, ἰδὼν ἐς π. ἄλλον [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II adverb πλησίον, Aeolic dialect πλάσιον [ᾱ] [Refs 7th c.BC+]; Doric dialect πλᾱτίον: ={πέλας}, near, hard by, with genitive, τὰ μὲν κατέθεντ᾽ ἐπὶ γαίῃ π. ἀλλήλων [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κεῖται στενωποῦ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 with the Article, ὁ πλησίον (i.e. ὤν) one's neighbour, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; Doric dialect, ὁ πλατίον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ π. παράδεισος, αἱ π. κῶμαι, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III superlative -αίτατος [Refs] adverb -αιτέρω[Refs 5th c.BC+]; -αίτερον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -αίτατα[Refs]: later comparative -έστερος[Refs 6th c.AD+]. adverb -έστερον[LXX+4th c.AD+]—The adjective is poetry and Ionic dialect; in Attic dialect Prose only the adverb is found.