Near/neighbor
πλησίονStrong’s G4139plēsion
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Plēsion is the Greek word usually translated “neighbour” and “nearby”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.”
Meaning
Usually translated “neighbour” and “nearby”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- neighbour 15
- a neighbour 1
- nearby 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Luke 3
- Romans 3
- Mark 2
- James 2
- John 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 19:19Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- Matthew 22:39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- Mark 12:31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
- Mark 12:33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
- Luke 10:27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
- Luke 10:29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Greek dictionary
πλησίον plēsion · near/neighbor
πλησίος, -α, -ον (πέλας, near), near, close by, neighbouring. As adv., πλησίον = πέλας, near: with genitive, Jhn.4:5; with art., ὁ π., one's neighbour [in LXX chiefly for רֵעַ ]: Luk.10:29, 36, Act.7:27, Rom.13:10 15:2, Eph.4:25, Jas.4:12; ἀγαπήσεις τὸν π. σου ὡς σεαυτόν (Lev.19:18, LXX), Mat.5:43 19:19 22:39, Mrk.12:31, 33, Luk.10:27, Rom.13:9, Gal.5:14, Jas.2:8 (on the various senses of ὁ π. in OT, NT, see DB, iii, 511; DCC, ii, 240 f.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.