G4122: πλεονεκτέω (pleonektéō)

G4122 πλεονεκτέω (pleonektéō)

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Quick Definition

πλεονεκτέω v. I take advantage of

Strong's Definition

from 4123; to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach

KJV Usage: get an advantage, defraud, make a gain

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

πλεονεκτέω (G4122)

verb | πλεονάζω + ἔχω

88.144 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Exploit

to take advantage of, to exploit, exploitation to take advantage of someone, usually as the result of a motivation of greed

2CO 2:11 · 2CO 7:2 · 2CO 12:17 · 2CO 12:18 · 1TH 4:6

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

πλεονεκτέω, -ὦ ; 1 aor. ἐπλεονέκτησα ; 1 aor. pass. subj. 1 pers. plur. πλεονεκτηθῶμεν; (πλεονέκτης) ; 1. intrans. to have more, or a greater part or share: Thuce., Xen., Plut., al.; fo be superior, excel, surpass, have an advantage over, τινός (gen. of pers.) tee (dat. of thing) : Xen., Plat., Isocr., Dem., al. 2. trans. to gain or take advantage of another, to overreach: [Hadt. 8, 112], Plat., Diod., Dion. Hal., Dio Cass., al.; and soin the N. T. in 2 Co. vii. 2; xii. 17, 18; 1 Th.iv.6 (see πρᾶγμα, b.) ; pass. [ef. B. $132, 22] ὑπό τινος, 2 Co. ii. 11 (10).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

πλεονεκτέω pleonekteō 5x

to have more than another; to take advantage of; to overreach, make gain of, 2 Cor. 7:2; 12:17, 18; to wrong, 1 Thess. 4:6; to get the better, or an advantage of, 2 Cor. 2:11*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

πλεονεκτέω, -ῶ

(< πλεονέκτης, q.v.), [in LXX: Hb 2:9, Ez 22:27 (בּצע), Jg 4:11 B*;]

intrans., to have more, to have an advantage (cl., c. gen. pers.).

Trans., in late writers (v. M, Pr., 65), to overreach, defraud: c. acc. pers., II Co 7:2 12:17, 18; ἐν τ. πράγματι, I Th 4:6 (v. M, Th., in l.); pass., II Co 2:11 (as also in cl.; v. LS, s.v.).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

πλεονεκτέω. For πλεονεκτέω, ‘‘ take advantage of,” ‘‘ overreach,” which in the NT is confined to Paul, cf. P Amh 11. 7813 (A.D. 184) (see Berichtigungen, p. 3) ἐν τοῖς κοινοῖς ἡμῶν ὑ[π]άρχουσι παντοδαπῶς plov] πλεονεκτῖ ἄνθρωπος α[ὐ]θάδης, ““ἴπ regard to our common property he, a selfwilled man, takes all sorts of advantages over me’’: see also Aristeas 270. In late Greek, as in I Thess 4°, the verb is often followed by a direct object in the acc. (see Proleg. p. 65): for the pass., as in 2 Cor 211, cf. OG/S 484°? (ii/A.D.) πλεονεκτεῖσθαι yap Kal τοὺς ὀλίγους (guz humili condicione essent) tw αὐτῶν ἀνθρώπους δ(ῆλ)ον ἦν.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

πλεονεκτέω (pleonekteō) — to exploit. πλεονεκτ-έω, future -ήσω[Refs 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+]