Strong’s G4133 · Greek
πλήν
plḗn
Definition
moreover (besides), i.e. albeit, save that, rather, yet
Etymology
from G4119 (πλείων);
Where the KJV renders it
- but (rather)
- except
- nevertheless
- notwithstanding
- save
- than
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.
What the first audience heard
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