# G4124 πλεονεξία

πλεονεξία (pleonexía), Strong’s G4124: avarice, i.e. (by implication) fraudulency, extortion KJV: covetous(-ness) practices, greediness. Occurs 17 times.

Source: https://besorah.bible/word/G4124 — Besorah, the whole Bible in Hebrew, Greek and English. Texts and licences: https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html

*pleonexía* — avarice, i.e. (by implication) fraudulency, extortion

KJV: covetous(-ness) practices, greediness

Derived from [πλεονέκτης pleonéktēs](https://besorah.bible/word/G4123) (holding)

Occurs 17 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Mark 7:22](https://besorah.bible/besorah/mark/7?v=22) — covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
- [Luke 12:15](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/12?v=15) — He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the…
- [Romans 1:29](https://besorah.bible/besorah/romans/1?v=29) — being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder…
- [2 Corinthians 9:5](https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-corinthians/9?v=5) — I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you and arrange ahead of time the…
- [Ephesians 4:19](https://besorah.bible/besorah/ephesians/4?v=19) — They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
- [Ephesians 5:3](https://besorah.bible/besorah/ephesians/5?v=3) — But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes holy…
- [Colossians 3:5](https://besorah.bible/besorah/colossians/3?v=5) — Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil…
- [1 Thessalonians 2:5](https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-thessalonians/2?v=5) — For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is…
- [2 Peter 2:3](https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-peter/2?v=3) — In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their…
- [2 Peter 2:14](https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-peter/2?v=14) — having eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin, enticing unsettled souls, having a heart trained in greed…