verb
pleonektamō
Strong’sG4122
I take advantage of
stem pleonekt-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
πλεονεκτέω, -ῶ
(< πλεονέκτης, q.v.), [in LXX: Hb 2:9, Ez 22:27 (בּצע), Jg 4:11 B*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4122 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpleh-on-cek-teh'-o
to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach
Fromfrom G4123;
King Jamesget an advantage, defraud, make a gain.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ήσωRefs 5th c.BC+:—Prose Verb, have or claim more than one's due, mostly in bad sense, to be greedy, grasping, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 also, gain or have some advantage, without any bad sense, δυνάμει τινὶ π. Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἐλαττοῦσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 with genitive of things, have or claim a larger share of than others, τῶν ὠφελίμων Refs; τοῦ ἡλίου, τοῦ ψύχους, τῶν πόνων, Refs 5th c.BC+; δόξης, χάριτος, Refs 4th c.BC+
II with genitive person, have or gain the advantage over, τῶν ἐχθρῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; τινι in a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; also π. τῶν νόμων gain at the expense of the laws, Refs; τῆς ὑμετέρας π. εὐηθείας take advantage of your simpleness, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 later with accusative person, get or have the advantage over, Refs 1st c.BC+: usually in bad sense, overreach, defraud, πλεονεκτεῖν μηδένα NT+4th c.BC+: in early writers only passive in this sense, ὑπό τινων Refs 5th c.BC+; πλεονεκτεῖσθαι χιλίαις δραχμαῖς to be defrauded in or of Refs 5th c.BC+ is impersonal, to be an act of πλεονεξία.
II.3 passive, to be surpassed, excelled, τινι Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| pleonektamaἐπλεονέκτησα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | take advantage of | 1× |
| pleonektataἐπλεονέκτησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | take advantage of | 1× |
| pleonektanaἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | taken advantage of | 1× |
| pleonektineiaπλεονεκτηθῶμεν | happened · weaorist passive subjunctive 1st person plural | outwitted | 1× |
| pleonektarōπλεονεκτεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | defraud | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pleonektamō | pleonektame | pleonektami | pleonektama1×ἐπλεονέκτησα | pleonektamē | pleonektamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektasō | pleonektase | pleonektasi | pleonektasa | pleonektasē | pleonektaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektatō | pleonektate | pleonektati | pleonektata1×ἐπλεονέκτησεν | pleonektatē | pleonektatelē |
| we 1st person plural | pleonektanō | pleonektane | pleonektani | pleonektana1×ἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν | pleonektanē | pleonektanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektavō | pleonektave | pleonektavi | pleonektava | pleonektavē | pleonektavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektalō | pleonektale | pleonektali | pleonektala | pleonektalē | pleonektalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pleonektomō | pleonektome | pleonektomē | pleonektomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektosō | pleonektose | pleonektosē | pleonektoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektotō | pleonektote | pleonektotē | pleonektotelē |
| we 1st person plural | pleonektonō | pleonektone | pleonektonē | pleonektonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektovō | pleonektove | pleonektovē | pleonektovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektolō | pleonektole | pleonektolē | pleonektolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pleonektimi | pleonektima |
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektisi | pleonektisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektiti | pleonektita |
| we 1st person plural | pleonektini | pleonektina |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektivi | pleonektiva |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektili | pleonektila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pleonektameiō | pleonektameia | pleonektameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektaseiō | pleonektaseia | pleonektaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektateiō | pleonektateia | pleonektateiē |
| we 1st person plural | pleonektaneiō | pleonektaneia | pleonektaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektaveiō | pleonektaveia | pleonektaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektaleiō | pleonektaleia | pleonektaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pleonektomeiō | pleonektomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektoseiō | pleonektoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektoteiō | pleonektoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | pleonektoneiō | pleonektoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektoveiō | pleonektoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektoleiō | pleonektoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pleonektimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektiteia |
| we 1st person plural | pleonektineia1×πλεονεκτηθῶμεν |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektasōr | pleonektasar | pleonektasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektatōr | pleonektatar | pleonektatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektavōr | pleonektavar | pleonektavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektalōr | pleonektalar | pleonektalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektosōr | pleonektosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektotōr | pleonektotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektovōr | pleonektovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektolōr | pleonektolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektivar |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pleonektamoiō | pleonektamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektasoiō | pleonektasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektatoiō | pleonektatoia |
| we 1st person plural | pleonektanoiō | pleonektanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektavoiō | pleonektavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektaloiō | pleonektaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pleonektomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | pleonektonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pleonektimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pleonektisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pleonektitoia |
| we 1st person plural | pleonektinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pleonektivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pleonektiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pleonektarō1×πλεονεκτεῖν | pleonektari | pleonektara | pleonektarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | pleonektorō | pleonektorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | pleonektiri | pleonektira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pleonektarōntos | pleonektarintos | pleonektarantos | pleonektarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | pleonektorōntos | pleonektorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | pleonektirintos | pleonektirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
pleonekt is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
pleonektama“take advantage of”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 12:17“take advantage of”… hoiu apostelamē pros vin, dia autou pleonektama vin?… I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
pleonektata“take advantage of”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 12:18“take advantage of”… Titon kai sunapostelama ton adelfon; mēti pleonektata vin Titos? ouk te aute pneume …I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
pleonektana“taken advantage of”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 7:2“taken advantage of”… nin; oudenon adikana, oudenon ftherana, oudenon pleonektana.… room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
pleonektineia“outwitted”happened · weaorist passive subjunctive 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 2:11“outwitted”hina mē pleonektineia hupo tou Satanou, ouk gar autou …… order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
pleonektarō“defraud”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
1 Thessalonians 4:6“defraud”tem mē huperbainarō kai pleonektarō en te pragme ton adelfon autou, …and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will …