Strong's Greek · G4121
πλεονάζω
pleonázō
abound, abundant, make to increase, have over
Definition
to do, make or be more, i.e. increase (transitively or intransitively); by extension, to superabound
Derivation
from G4119 (πλείων);
Appears 9 times in Scripture
“And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,”
“The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,”
“We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.”
“What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?”
“Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.”
“For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
“All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.”
“As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).