Know the Word.

Greek word

pleonéktēs

πλεονέκτης

What it means

holding more, i.e. eager for gain

holding (desiring) more, i.e. eager for gain (avaricious, hence a defrauder)

Where it comes from

from pleíōn (πλείων) and échō (ἔχω)

How the King James translates it

  • covetous3
  • man1

Every place it appears 4

1 Corinthians5:105:116:10
Ephesians5:5
pleonéktēs — Greek word meaning “holding more, i.e. eager for”