Neuter of a derivative of πελας pelas (near)

πέλᾰς,

Adv. near, hard by, c. gen., which commonly stands before π., Τηλεμάχου π. ἵστατο Od. 15.257; Νείλου π . A. Supp. 308, cf. Ag. 1038, 1671; καὶ τάδ’ ἀγχόνης π . E. Heracl. 246, cf. HF 1109; also before its case, π. τῆς Κασταλίης Hdt. 8.39, cf. 138; αὕτη π. σοῦ S. El. 1474; separated from its case, Id. Ant. 580 .

2. c. dat., π. ἐμβόλῳ, σκάπτῳ π ., Pi. O. 7.18, N. 11.4; σοὶ π . A. Supp. 208, cf. Fr. 102 .

3. abs., χριμφθεὶς πέλας Od. 10.516; π. στείχειν, παρεῖναι, παραστατεῖν, E. Or. 877, S. Aj. 83, A. Th. 669 .

II οἱ π . (sc. ὄντες ) one’s neighbours, Democr. 293, Antipho Soph. 58, Hdt. 1.97, Critias 15.6 D., Th. 1.69, 4.78, 92, Arist. EN 1169a14, etc.; one’s fellow creatures, E. Heracl. 2, Hipp. 441; τὰ τῶν πέλας κακά, opp. τὰ οἰκήϊα, Hdt. 7.152: sg., ὁ π . one’s neighbour, Id. 3.142, Th. 1.32; πᾶς τις αὑτὸν τοῦ π. μᾶλλον φιλεῖ E. Med. 86; cf. πλησίον .

III Sup. πελαστάτω nearest, Hp. Loc. Hom. 12, 45, Mul. 1.66: a Sup. Adj. πελάστατος, η, ον, IG 14.352 ii65 ( Halaesa ).

πλησίον plēsion 17x

    can function as an improper prep., near, near by, Joh 4:5; ὁ πλησίον,

    a neighbor, Mat 19:19; Rom 15:2;

    a friendly neighbor, Mat 5:43 near; neighbor.

G4139 — πλησίον

(neuter of the adjective πλησίος, πλησια, πλησίον), adverb, from Homer down, near: with a genitive of place (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 54, 6), Joh 4:5; with the article, ὁ πλησίον namely, ὤν (cf. Buttmann, § 125, 10; Winers Grammar, 24) (the Sept. very often for רֵעַ; sometimes for עָמִית), properly, Latinproximus (so Vulg. in the N. T.), a neighbor; i. e.

a. friend: Mat 5:43.

b. any other person, and where two are concerned the other (thy fellow-man, thy neighbor) i. e., according to the O. T. and Jewish conception, a member of the Hebrew race and commonwealth: Act 7:27; and Rec. in Heb 8:11; according to the teaching of Christ, any other man irrespective of race or religion with whom we live or whom we chance to meet (which idea is clearly brought out in the parable Luk 10:25-37): Mat 19:19; Mat 22:39; Mar 12:31, Mar 12:33; Luk 10:27; Rom 13:9, Rom 13:10; (); Gal 5:14; Eph 4:25; Jam 2:8 and L T Tr WH in ; πλησίον εἶναι τίνος, to be near one (one's neighbor), i. e. in a passive sense, worthy to be regarded as a friend and companion, Luk 10:29; actively, to perform the offices of a friend and companion, Luk 10:36; (on the omission of the article in the last two examples see Buttmann, § 129, 11; Winer's Grammar, § 19 at the end).

πλησίος , - α , - ον

( < πέλας , near),

near, close by, neighbouring. As adv. , πλησίον = πέλας , near: c . gen ., Joh 4:5; c . art., ὁ Papyri, one's neigh-bour

[in LXX chiefly for H7453 ]:

Luk 10:29; Luk 10:36, Act 7:27, Rom 13:10; Rom 15:2, Eph 4:25, Jas 4:12; ἀγαπήσεις τὸν Papyri σου ὡς σεαυτόν (Lev 19:18, LXX ), Mat 5:43; Mat 19:19; Mat 22:39, Mar 12:31; Mar 12:33, Luk 10:27, Rom 13:9, Gal 5:14, Jas 2:8 (on the various senses of ὁ Papyri in OT, NT, v. DB, iii, 511; DCC, ii, 240 f .). †

πλησίον , see πλησίος .

詞類次數：形，副（17）

原文字根：近的 相當於：H7453（רֵעַ‎）

字義溯源：近鄰，鄰人，人，靠近，附近，鄰舍，鄉鄰；源自（G3989（πέλαγος）X*=近）

出現次數：總共（17）；太（3）；可（2）；路（3）；約（1）；徒（1）；羅（3）；加（1）；弗（1）；雅（2）

譯字彙編：

1）鄰舍（14）太5:43；太19:19；太22:39；可12:31；可12:33；路10:27；路10:29；路10:36；徒7:27；羅13:9；羅15:2；加5:14；弗4:25；雅2:8；

2）鄰人（1）雅4:12；

3）靠近（1）約4:5；

4）人（1）羅13:10