Strong’s G4139 · Greek

πλησίον
plēsíon

Definition

(adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. fellow (as man, countryman, Christian or friend)

Etymology

neuter of a derivative of (near);

How the KJV renders it

  • near
  • neighbour

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.