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G4133

πλήν

plēnG:CONJ

but/however

πλήν adv., [in LXX for רַק, בַּד, אַךְ, etc. ;] __1. introducing a clause (= ἀλλά, δέ; "it is obvious that πλήν was the regular word in the vulgar language": Bl., § 77, 13), yet, howbeit, only: Mat.11:22, 24 18:7 26:39, 64 (M, Pr., 86), Luk.6:24, 35 10:11, 14 10:20 11:41 12:31 13:33 17:1 18:8 19:27 22:21-22, 42 (WH, mg. om.) Luk.23:28, 1Co.11:11, Eph.5:33, Php.3:16 4:14, Rev.2:25; π. ὅτι (Hdt., Plat., al.), except that, save that, Act.20:23, Php.1:18. __2. As prep., with genitive, except, save (cl.) : Mrk.12:32, Jhn.8:10, Act.8:1 15:28 27:22.† (AS)

The KJV translates G4133 in the following manner:

But (16x), but (12x), Nevertheless (8x), nevertheless (6x), notwithstanding (4x), Notwithstanding (4x), rather (4x), except (2x), Save (2x), than (2x), when (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

πλήν — plḗn

πλήν, adverb (from πλέον 'more' (Curtius, § 375; Lob. Path. Element. 1:143; 2:93 (cf. Lightfoot on Php 3:16)); hence, properly, beyond, besides, further); it stands:

1. adverbially, at the beginning of a sentence, serving either to restrict, or to unfold and expand what has preceded: moreover, besides, so that, according to the requirements of the context, it may also be rendered but, nevertheless; (howbeit; cf. Buttmann, § 146, 2): Mat 11:22; Mat 11:24; Mat 18:7; Mat 26:39; Mat 26:64; Luk 6:24; Luk 6:35; Luk 10:11; Luk 10:14; Luk 10:20; Luk 11:41; Luk 12:31; Luk 13:33; Luk 17:1 L Tr text WH;; 1Co 11:11; Eph 5:33; Php 1:18 (R G (see Ellicott));; Rev 2:25; πλήν ὅτι, except that, save that (examples from classical Greek are given by Passow, under the word, II. 1 e.; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, B. II. 4)): Act 20:23 ((Winer's Grammar, 508 (473); Php 1:18 L T Tr WH (R. V. only that)).

2. as a preposition, with the genitive (first so by Homer, Odyssey 8, 207; (cf. Winers Grammar, § 54, 6)), besides, except, but: Mar 12:32; Joh 8:10; Act 8:1; Act 15:28; Act 27:22. Cf. Klotz ad Devar. II. 2, p. 724f.

32 occurrences

Matthew (5), Mark (1), Luke (15), John (1), Acts (4), I Corinthians (1), Ephesians (1), Philippians (3), Revelation of John (1)