pleonekteō · take advantage of

What it means

pleonekteō (πλεονεκτέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “take advantage of”.

Someone, gain at their expense by deceiving them.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Get the better of someone by trickery.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• take advantage of ×3
• be outwitted ×1
• we took advantage of ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Corinthians×4
• 1 Thessalonians×1

• 2 Corinthians 2:11

  so that we may not be outwitted by Satan, for we are not unaware of his schemes.

• 2 Corinthians 7:2

  Make room for us; we wronged no one, we corrupted no one, we took advantage of no one.

• 2 Corinthians 12:17

  Surely I did not take advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you?

• 2 Corinthians 12:18

  I urged Titus to go and sent along with him the brother. Surely Titus did not take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same footsteps?

• 1 Thessalonians 4:6

  that no one transgress and take advantage of his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger concerning all these things, as we also told you before and solemnly testified.