noun · masculine

pleonektos

Greekπλεονέκτης (pleonektēs)

Strong’sG4123

a covetous person

stem pleonekt-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

greedy4×

What it means

** πλεονέκτης, -ου, ὁ

(< πλέον, ἔχω), [in LXX: Si 14:9*;] = ὁ θέλων πλέον ἔχειν (v. MM, xx),

one desirous of having more, covetous: I Co 5:10, 11 6:10, Eph 5:5.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4123 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpleh-on-ek'-tace

holding (desiring) more, i.e. eager for gain (avaricious, hence a defrauder)

Fromfrom G4119 and G2192;

King Jamescovetous.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	pleonektos2×πλεονέκτης	pleonektois1×πλεονέκται
object accusative	pleonekton	pleonektoin
direct address vocative	pleonektor	pleonektoir
of, belonging to genitive	pleonektou	pleonektoiu
to, for dative	pleonekto	pleonektoi1×πλεονέκταις

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

pleonektstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

pleonekto 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

pleonektamō — πλεονεκτέω, I take advantage of

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

pleonektos“greedy”subjectnominative singular2×

1 Corinthians 5:11“greedy”nun de grafama vi mē sunanamignuerō ean tinos adelfos onomazirōtos ateiō pornos ē pleonektos ē eidōlolatros ē loidoros ē methusos ē harpaxos, to toiouto mēde sunesthiarō.But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

Ephesians 5:5“greedy”houtem gar oidavēr gnōskarōtois hoti pantos pornos ē akathartos ē pleonektos, hem atō eidōlolatros, ouk echatō klēronomian en ta basileia tou Christou kai theou.For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

pleonektois“greedy”subjectnominative plural1×

1 Corinthians 6:10“greedy”oute kleptois oute pleonektois, ouk methusois, ouk loidorois, ouk harpaxois basileian theou klēronomali.nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

pleonektoi“greedy”to, fordative plural1×

1 Corinthians 5:10“greedy”ouk pantōs toi pornoi tou kosmou houtou ē toi pleonektoi kai harpaxoi ē eidōlolatroi, epei ofeilave ara ek tou kosmou exerchara.I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.