To exploit
πλεονεκτέωStrong’s G4122pleonekteō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pleonekteō is the Greek word usually translated “we may be outwitted”, “we have exploited” and “did i exploit”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
Meaning
Usually translated “we may be outwitted”, “we have exploited” and “did i exploit”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- we may be outwitted 1
- we have exploited 1
- did i exploit 1
- did exploit 1
- to overreach 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 4
- 1 Thessalonians 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 7:2Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
- 2 Corinthians 12:17Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
- 2 Corinthians 12:18I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
Greek dictionary
πλεονεκτέω pleonekteō · to exploit
πλεονεκτέω, -ῶ (πλεονέκτης, which see), [in LXX: Hab.2:9, Eze.22:27 (בָּצַע), Jdg.4:11 B* ;] 1. intrans., to have more, to have an advantage (cl., with genitive of person(s)). 2. Trans., in late writers (see M, Pr., 65), to overreach, defraud: with accusative of person(s), 2Co.7:2 12:17-18; ἐν τ. πράγματιι, 1Th.4:6 (see M, Th., in l); pass., 2Co.2:11 (as also in cl.; see LS, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “exploit” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXPLOIT', verb transitive
To achieve. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.