Word study · Greek

pleonázō

increase

Say it: ple-on-AD-zo (approximate)

πλεονάζω

What it means

To increase, to abound. In 3:12, "may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love." In Romans 5:20, where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.

Range of meaning

  • IncreaseGrow.
  • AboundHave more than enough.

In 1 Thessalonians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4121 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources