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πλησίον

plēsionnear/neighborHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdverb17 occurrences9 books17 verses

Definition

πλησίος, -α, -ον

(πέλας, near),

near, close by, neighbouring. As adv., πλησίον = πέλας, near: with genitive, John 4:5; with art., ὁ π., one's neigh­bour

[in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ ]:

Luke 10:29, 36, Acts 7:27, Romans 13:10; 15:2, Ephesians 4:25, James 4:12; ἀγαπήσεις τὸν π. σου ὡς σεαυτόν (Leviticus 19:18, LXX), Matthew 5:43; 19:19; 22:39, Mark 12:31, 33, Luke 10:27, Romans 13:9, Galatians 5:14, James 2:8 (on the various senses of ὁ π. in OT, NT, see DB, iii, 511; DCC, ii, 240 f.).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πλησίον:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

17 total
  1. Matthew 5:43πλησίον · neighbor
    You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
  2. Matthew 19:19πλησίον · neighbor
    …honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
  3. Matthew 22:39πλησίον · neighbor
    And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
  4. Mark 12:31πλησίον · neighbor
    The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
  5. Mark 12:33πλησίον · neighbor
    …and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
  6. Luke 10:27πλησίον · neighbor
    He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
  7. Luke 10:29πλησίον · neighbor
    But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
  8. Luke 10:36πλησίον · a neighbor
    Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
  9. John 4:5πλησίον · near
    So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
  10. Acts 7:27πλησίον · neighbor
    But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
  11. Romans 13:9πλησίον · neighbor
    The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  12. Romans 13:10πλησίον · neighbor
    Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
  13. Romans 15:2πλησίον · neighbor
    Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
  14. Galatians 5:14πλησίον · neighbor
    The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  15. Ephesians 4:25πλησίον · neighbor
    Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
  16. James 2:8πλησίον · neighbor
    If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
  17. James 4:12πλησίον · neighbor
    There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?