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πλεονέκτης

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πλεονέκτης, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
pleonektēs
Simplified transliteration: 
pleonektes
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4123
GK Number: 
4431
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1f
Gloss: 
greedy person
Definition: 
one who has, or claims to have more than his share; a covetous, avaricious person, one who defrauds for the sake of gain, 1 Cor. 5:10, 11; 6:10; Eph. 5:5*

Greek-English Concordance for πλεονέκτης

1 Corinthians 5:10 not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy (pleonektais | πλεονέκταις | dat pl masc) and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would have to go out of the world.
1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is a sexually immoral or greedy (pleonektēs | πλεονέκτης | nom sg masc) person, an idolater, slanderer, drunkard, or swindler — not even to eat with such a one.
1 Corinthians 6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy (pleonektai | πλεονέκται | nom pl masc), nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:5 For you may sure of this, that no fornicator or impure or covetous person (pleonektēs | πλεονέκτης | nom sg masc) (such a one is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.