G4121 πλεονάζω (pleonázō) — to increase

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G4121

to do, make or be more, i.e. increase (transitively or intransitively); by extension, to superabound

KJV usage: :--abound, abundant, make to increase, have over.

Etymology: from ;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

to be more than enough; to have more than enough, to have in abundance, 2 Cor. 8:15; to abound, be abundant, 2 Thess. 1:3; 2 Pet. 1:8; to increase, be augmented, Rom. 5:20; to come into wider action, be more widely spread, Rom. 6:1; 2 Cor. 4:15; in NT trans. to cause to abound or increase, to augment, 1 Thess. 3:12

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Romans 5:20 Romans 6:1 2 Corinthians 4:15 2 Corinthians 8:15 Philippians 4:17 1 Thessalonians 3:12 2 Thessalonians 1:3 2 Peter 1:8

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