πλείων G4119
more in quantity (comparative); the majority, most people; many, numerous (positive sense); further or longer in extent; greater in rank or importance
5. greater in rank or importance — Used as a comparative adjective indicating superiority in status, significance, or inherent worth rather than mere numerical quantity (e.g., 'greater than the temple,' 'greater than our heart'). 4×
AR["أَعظَمُ","أَعْظَمُ"]·ben["অধিক","বড়"]·DE["mehr"]·EN["greater-than"]·FR["plus"]·heb["גָּדוֹל","יוֹתֵר"]·HI["अधिक","बड़ा"]·ID["lebih"]·IT["più"]·jav["langkung-ageng"]·KO["더-큰-이가","더-큰-자가"]·RU["больше","большее"]·ES["mayor-que","más"]·SW["mkubwa-zaidi"]·TR["daha-büyük","daha-fazla"]·urd["بڑا"]
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1. more in quantity (comparative) — Used as a comparative adjective or adverb indicating a greater number or amount than something else, often with an explicit 'than' comparison (e.g., 'more than five hundred,' 'more than the others'). 32×
AR["أَفضَلَ","أَكثَرَ","أَكْثَرَ","أَكْثَرَ-مِنْ","أَكْثَرُ","الأَكثَرَ","المَزيدِ"]·ben["অধিক","আরও","আরো","বেশি"]·DE["mehr"]·EN["more","more-than","of-more"]·FR["plus"]·heb["הַרְבֵּה","יוֹתֵר","רַב-יוֹתֵר","רַבִּים","רַבִּים יוֹתֵר"]·HI["अधिक","ज़यअद","बड़ा","बहुतों-ने"]·ID["banyak","lebih","lebih-banyak","lebih-dari"]·IT["di-piu","più"]·jav["kathah","langkung","langkung-ageng","langkung-kathah","saking"]·KO["더","더-","더-많은","더-많이","더-크다","더한","많은-사람이"]·PT["De-maior","maior","mais"]·RU["больше","большее","большей","больший","большую"]·ES["de-mayor","mayor","más","más-que"]·SW["kuliko-","watapokea","wengi","wengi-zaidi","zaidi","zaidi-ya"]·TR["daha-fazla","daha-çok","fazla","çoğu"]·urd["زیادہ","محبت-کرے-گا","معاف-کیا"]
Matt 5:20, Matt 6:25, Matt 20:10, Matt 21:36, Matt 26:53, Mark 12:43, Luke 3:13, Luke 7:42, Luke 7:43, Luke 9:13, Luke 12:23, Luke 21:3 (+20 more)
2. the majority, most people — Used substantivally with the article to denote the greater part of a group, 'the majority' or 'most of them,' functioning as a noun referring to the larger portion of people in view. 7×
AR["أكثَرُهُم","أكثَرِهِم","الأَكثَرينَ","الأَكْثَرُونَ","الْأَكْثَرُونَ"]·ben["অধিকাংশ","অধিকাংশকে।","অধিকাংশের,","অধিকাংশের-কাছে","অধিকের,","অধিকেরা","বেশিরভাগ"]·DE["mehr"]·EN["majority","more","most"]·FR["plus"]·heb["הָ-רַבִּים","רַבִּים","רֹב"]·HI["अधिकांश","अधिकांशने","अधिकों","बहुतों","बहुतों-को","बहुमतों"]·ID["kebanyakan","lebih-banyak","lebih-banyak-orang","sebagian-besar"]·IT["di-piu"]·jav["kathah","kathah-kathah,","langkung-kathah","langkung-kathah,","langkung-kathàh"]·KO["다수에-의한","대다수에게","대부분은","더-많은-사람들이","더-많은-이들이","더-많은-자들을","더-많은-자들의"]·PT["maioria","mais","muitos"]·RU["большинства","большинстве","большинство","больших"]·ES["más"]·SW["wengi","wengi,","wengi."]·TR["o-","çoğu","çoğunluk","çoğunu","şimdiye kadar"]·urd["اکثر","اکثریت","بہتوں","بہتوں-کو","بہتیرے","زیادہ-تر"]
3. many, numerous (positive sense) — Used in contexts where the comparative form functions with positive-degree meaning as 'many' or 'much,' indicating a large but not explicitly compared quantity of things or people. 7×
AR["أَكْثَرَ","كَثيرٍ","كَثيرَةٍ","كَثِيرَةً","كَثِيرَةٍ"]·ben["অধিক","অনেক","অনেক-বিষয়ে","বহু"]·DE["mehr"]·EN["many","many-things","more"]·FR["plus"]·heb["יָמִים-רַבִּים","יוֹתֵר","רַבִּים","רַבּוֹת"]·HI["अधिक","बहुत","बहुत-बातों","बहुतोंके"]·ID["banyak","banyak,","lebih-banyak"]·IT["di-piu","più"]·jav["kathah","kathah,","langkung","langkung,","langkung-kathah"]·KO["그-","더-많은","많은-것에","여러"]·PT["muitas","muitos","muitos,"]·RU["многие","многими","многих","многих,","много","многом"]·ES["muchas","muchos","más","más-cosas"]·SW["mengi","mingi","nyingi","zaidi"]·TR["birçok-şeyin","daha-çok","çok","çok-daha"]·urd["بہت","بہت-سی-باتوں-کے"]
4. further or longer in extent — Used as a comparative adjective or adverb indicating greater extent in time, space, or degree (e.g., 'no longer,' 'further,' 'spread further'), expressing continuation or spatial reach beyond a reference point. 5×
AR["أَطْوَلَ","أَكْثَرَ","فَأَكْثَرَ"]·ben["আরও","আরও,","বেশি"]·DE["mehr"]·EN["further","longer","more"]·FR["plus"]·heb["זְמַן-רַב","יוֹתֵר","עוֹד"]·HI["अधिक","ज़यअद,","फैले"]·ID["jauh","lama","lebih-lama"]·IT["di-piu","più"]·jav["dangu","dangu,","langkung,","langkung-dangu","nyebar"]·KO["더-멀리","더-오래","더-오랜","더-이상","퍼지도록"]·PT["-","mais,"]·RU["более-","большего,","большее"]·ES["allá","más","más-tiempo"]·SW["-","muda-mrefu-zaidi","zaidi"]·TR["daha-fazla","daha-uzun","daha-çok"]·urd["زیادہ"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
πλείων, πλέων, ὁ, ἡ, neuter πλεῖον, πλέον, πλεῖν, comparative of πολύς (on the forms see entry near the end), more, of number, size, extent, etc., οἱ δὲ μάχονται παυρότεροι πλεόνεσσι Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐς πλείονας οἰκεῖν govern for the interest of the majority, Refs 5th c.BC+; πλέον᾽ ἔλπομαι λόγον Ὀδυσσέος ἢ πάθαν greater than.., Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸν πλείω λόγον all further speech, Refs 5th c.BC+;…