Original Word: πλεονάζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pleonazó
Pronunciation: pleh-on-AD-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (pleh-on-ad'-zo)
Definition: To abound, to increase, to multiply
Meaning: I have more than enough; I abound, increase.

Word Origin: From the Greek word πλείων (pleion), meaning "more" or "greater."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "pleonazó," the concept of abundance is often expressed in the Old Testament with words like רָבָה (rabah, Strong's H7235), meaning "to multiply" or "to increase."

Usage: The verb "pleonazó" is used in the New Testament to describe the action of increasing or abounding. It often conveys the idea of something growing in quantity or intensity. This can refer to both positive and negative contexts, such as the increase of faith, love, or sin.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of abundance was often associated with prosperity and blessing. The New Testament writers, however, frequently used "pleonazó" to describe spiritual growth and the multiplication of virtues among believers. This reflects the early Christian emphasis on spiritual abundance over material wealth.

4121 pleonázō (from 4119 /pleíōn, "greater in number") – properly, abounding in number (quantity).

Word Origin
from the cptv. of polus
Definition
to superabound, to make to abound
NASB Translation
cause* (1), grows...greater (1), have too much (1), increase (3), increased (1), increases (1), increasing (1), spreading (1).

STRONGS NT 4121: πλεονάζω

πλεονάζω; 1 aorist ἐπλεόνασα; (πλέον); the Sept. for עָדַף, and רָבָה;

1. intransitive: used of one possessing, to superabound (A. V. to have over), 2 Corinthians 8:15. of things, to exist in abundance (R. V. be multiplied), 2 Corinthians 4:15; to increase, be augmented, Romans 5:20; Romans 6:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Philippians 4:17; 2 Peter 1:8.

2. transitive, to make to increase: τινα τίνι, one in a thing, 1 Thessalonians 3:12; for הִרְבָּה, Numbers 26:54; Psalm 70:21 (); add 1 Macc. 4:35. By secular writings ((from Hippocrates on)) in various other senses. (Compare: ὑπερπλεονάζω.)

abound, abundant, make to increase

From pleion; to do, make or be more, i.e. Increase (transitively or intransitively); by extension, to superabound -- abound, abundant, make to increase, have over.

see GREEK pleion

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