Plēn πλήν

Plēn (Greek πλήν, Strong's G4133) is a Greek conjunction meaning “but/however”. It occurs 32 times in 32 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Plēn, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 11:22
  But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
• Matthew 11:24
  But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
• Matthew 18:7
  Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
• Matthew 26:39
  And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
• Matthew 26:64
  Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Mark

• Mark 12:32
  And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,

Luke

• Luke 6:24
  But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
• Luke 6:35
  But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
• Luke 10:11
  Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
• Luke 10:14
  But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
• Luke 10:20
  Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
• Luke 11:41
  But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
• Luke 12:31
  But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
• Luke 13:33
  Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.
• Luke 17:1
  Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
• Luke 18:8
  I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
• Luke 19:27
  But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
• Luke 22:21
  But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table.
• Luke 22:22
  And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.”
• Luke 22:42
  Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
• Luke 23:28
  But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

John

• John 8:10
  When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”

Acts

• Acts 8:1
  And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
• Acts 15:28
  For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:
• Acts 20:23
  Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
• Acts 27:22
  And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 11:11
  Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 5:33
  Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Philippians

• Philippians 1:18
  What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
• Philippians 3:16
  Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
• Philippians 4:14
  Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.Nevertheless, you have done well to share in my affliction.

Revelation

• Revelation 2:25
  But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).