Strong's #4119: pleion (pronounced pli-own)
or neuter pleion pli'-on, or pleon pleh'-on comparative of 4183; more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion:--X above, + exceed, more excellent, further, (very) great(-er), long(-er), (very) many, greater (more) part, + yet but.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
́ / ͂ / ́
pleiōn / pleion / pleon
1) greater in quantity
1a) the more part, very many
2) greater in quality, superior, more excellent
Part of Speech: adjective
Relation: comparative of G4183
Usage:
This word is used 56 times:
Matthew 5:20: "except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and"
Matthew 6:25: "ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and"
Matthew 12:41: "of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here."
Matthew 12:42: "of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here."
Matthew 20:10: "they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received"
Matthew 21:36: "he sent other servants more than the first: and they did"
Matthew 26:53: "Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions"
Mark 12:33: "as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
Mark 12:43: "this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into"
Luke 3:13: "them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you."
Luke 7:42: "of them will love him most?"
Luke 7:43: "that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him,"
Luke 9:13: "We have no more but five loaves and"
Luke 11:31: "of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here."
Luke 11:32: "of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here."
Luke 11:53: "and to provoke him to speak of many things:"
Luke 12:23: "The life is more than meat, and the body"
Luke 21:3: "poor widow hath cast in more than they all:"
John 4:1: "made and baptized more disciples than John,"
John 4:41: "And many more believed because of his own word;"
John 7:31: "cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this"
John 15:2: "he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit."
John 21:15: "son of Jona, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea,"
Acts 2:40: "And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying,"
Acts 4:17: "that it spread no further among the people,"
Acts 4:22: "the man was above forty years old, on whom"
Acts 13:31: "And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee"
Acts 15:28: "to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;"
Acts 18:20: "they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented"
Acts 19:32: "the assembly was confused; and the more part knew"
Acts 20:9: "sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep,"
Acts 21:10: "And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judea"
Acts 23:13: "And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy."
Acts 23:21: "for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath,"
Acts 24:4: "Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray"
Acts 24:11: "understand, that there are yet but twelve"
Acts 24:17: "Now after many years I came to bring alms to"
Acts 25:6: "when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down"
Acts 25:14: "when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's"
Acts 27:12: "to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also,"
Acts 27:20: "nor stars in many days appeared, and no"
Acts 28:23: "him a day, there came many to him into his lodging;"
1 Corinthians 9:19: "unto all, that I might gain the more."
1 Corinthians 10:5: "But with many of them God was not well pleased: for"
1 Corinthians 15:6: "of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but"
2 Corinthians 2:6: "punishment, which was inflicted of many."
2 Corinthians 4:15: "grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the"
2 Corinthians 9:2: "a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many."
Philippians 1:14: "And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my"
2 Timothy 2:16: "for they will increase unto more ungodliness."
