Greedy
πλεονέκτηςStrong’s G4123pleonektēs
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pleonektēs is the Greek word usually translated “covetous”, “coveter” and “coveters”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.”
Meaning
Usually translated “covetous”, “coveter” and “coveters”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- covetous 1
- a coveter 1
- coveters 1
- covetous man 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 3
- Ephesians 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 5:11But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
- 1 Corinthians 6:10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
- Ephesians 5:5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Greek dictionary
πλεονέκτης pleonektēs · greedy
πλεονέκτης, -ου, ὁ (πλέον, ἔχω), [in LXX: Sir.14:9 * ;] = ὁ θέλων πλέον ἔχειν (see MM, xx), one desirous of having more, covetous: 1Co.5:10-11 6:10 Eph.5:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “greedy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GREE'DY, adjective
[Latin gradior, and probably signifies reaching forward.]
- Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; followed by of; as a lion that is greedy of his prey. Psalms 17:12
- Having a keen desire of any thing; eager to obtain; as greedy of gain.
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.