πλεονεκτέω
pleonektéō
“to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach”
6 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to be covetous, i.e. (by implication) to over-reach
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
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*
Translated in KJV as
get an advantagedefraudmake a gain
Etymology
from G4123 (πλεονέκτης);
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