Word study · Greek
pleonexia
greed, covetousness
Say it: pleh-on-ex-EE-ah (approximate)
πλεονεξία
What it means
From "to have more." Not just wanting things but wanting more than one's share. Jesus says, "Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses" (12:15). Paul calls it idolatry (Colossians 3:5).
Range of meaning
- GreedThe desire for more.
- CovetousnessWanting what is another's.
In Luke
- Chapter 12
"Beware ... keep yourselves from covetousness" (12:15).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4124 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources