adverb
plēsion
Greekπλησίον (plēsion)
Strong’sG4139
near, nearby, a neighbor
stem plēsi-17 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
πλησίον, v.s. πλησίος.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4139 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidplay-see'-on
(adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. fellow (as man, countryman, Christian or friend)
Fromneuter of a derivative of πέλας (near);
King Jamesnear, neighbour.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
plēsion17×
Matthew 5:43“neighbor”Akouava hoti legita; Agapasi ton plēsion su kai misasi ton echthron su.You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
Matthew 19:19“neighbor”Timasōr ton patēron kai tan mētēran, kai Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Matthew 22:39“neighbor”Deuteras de homoias auta; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Mark 12:31“neighbor”deuteras houtas; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton. megoteras houtaiu allas entolas ouk atō.The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
Mark 12:33“neighbor”kai tem agaparō auton ek holau tau kardiau kai ek holau tau sunesiau kai ek holau tau ischuau kai tem agaparō ton plēsion hōs heauton perissoterem atō panteiu teiu holokautōmeiu kai thusiaiu.and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Luke 10:27“neighbor”tos de apokriniratos legata; Agapasi kurion ton theon su ek holau tau kardiau su kai en hola ta psucha su kai en hola ta ischua su kai en hola ta dianoia su, kai ton plēsion su hōs siauton.He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Luke 10:29“neighbor”Tos de thelarōtos dikaiara heauton legata pros ton Iēsun; Kai tinos atō mu plēsion?But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:36“neighbor”tinos houtoiu toiu treis plēsion dokatō si ginarē tou empiptaratou eis toin lēstoin?Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
Acts 7:27“neighbor”tos de adikarōtos ton plēsion apōtheta auton legaratos; Tinos sin kathistanata archōnon kai dikaston epi nu?But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
Romans 13:9“neighbor”tem gar; Ouk moicheuasi, Ouk foneuasi, Ouk kleptasi, Ouk epithumasi, kai ei tinas heteras entolas, en to logo houto anakefalaiitō, en to; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Romans 13:10“neighbor”tas agapas to plēsion kakem ouk ergazetō; plērōmem oun nomou tas agapas.Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Romans 15:2“neighbor”hekastos nu to plēsion areskatōr eis tem agathem pros oikodoman;Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
Galatians 5:14“neighbor”tos gar pantos nomos en heno logo plēritē, en to; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Ephesians 4:25“neighbor”Dio apotitheratois tem pseusem lalavōr alētheian hekastos meta tou plēsion autou, hoti anō allēloiu meleim.Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
James 2:8“neighbor”Ei mentoi nomon telavō basilikon kata tan grafan Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton, kalōs poiavō;If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
James 4:12“neighbor”henos atō nomothetos kai kritos, tos dunerōtos sōzara kai apolluara; sis de tinos asō, tor krinarōtor ton plēsion?There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
John 4:5“near”erchetō oun eis politan tau Samareiau legirōtan Suchar plēsion teu chōrieu hem dōata Iakōb to Iōsēf to huio autou;So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.