Plēsion πλησίον

Plēsion (Greek πλησίον, Strong's G4139) is a Greek adverb meaning “near/neighbor”. It occurs 17 times in 17 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

Topics

• Neighbors

Verses

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

Matthew

• Matthew 5:43
  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
• Matthew 19:19
  Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
• Matthew 22:39
  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Mark

• Mark 12:31
  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
• Mark 12:33
  And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.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, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Luke

• Luke 10:27
  And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.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.’”
• Luke 10:29
  But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
• Luke 10:36
  Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

John

• John 4:5
  Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Acts

• Acts 7:27
  But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?

Romans

• Romans 13:9
  For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.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.”
• Romans 13:10
  Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
• Romans 15:2
  Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Galatians

• Galatians 5:14
  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Ephesians

• Ephesians 4:25
  Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

James

• James 2:8
  If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
• James 4:12
  There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

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).