Pleonektéō — G4122
G4122 · Greek — πλεονεκτέω
Pronunciation: pleh-on-cek-teh'-o
Definition
verb
to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach
- intransitive, to have more, or a greater part or share
- transitive, to gain or take advantage of another, to overreach
Usually translated as
make a gain, get an advantage, defraud
Occurrences
Pleonektéō occurs 5 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Corinthians (4), 1 Thessalonians (1)
- 2 Corinthians 2:11 — Lest Satan should get an advantage (πλεονεκτηθῶμεν) of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
- 2 Corinthians 7:2 — Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded (ἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν) no man.
- 2 Corinthians 12:17 — Did I make a gain (ἐπλεονέκτησα) of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
- 2 Corinthians 12:18 — I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain (ἐπλεονέκτησεν) of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6 — That no man go beyond and defraud (πλεονεκτεῖν) his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
Strong's Lexicon — P