Strong's Greek · G4139

πλησίον

plēsíon

near, neighbour

Definition

(adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. fellow (as man, countryman, Christian or friend)

Derivation

neuter of a derivative of (near);

Appears 17 times in Scripture

Matthew 5:43

You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’

Matthew 22:39

And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

John 4:5

So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Matthew 19:19

honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Mark 12:31

The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

Luke 10:27

He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Romans 13:10

Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Mark 12:33

and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Romans 15:2

Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Romans 13:9

The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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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).

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