Greater

Greater

1: μείζων (Strong'S #3187 — Adjective — meizon — mide'-zone )

is the comparative degree of megas (see Great , No. 1), e.g.,  Matthew 11:11; in  Matthew 13:32 , the Rv rightly has "greater than" (Av, "the greatest among");  Matthew 23:17; in  Luke 22:26 , Rv, "the greater (among you)" (Av, "greatest"); in  James 3:1 , Rv, "the heavier (marg., greater) judgment" (Av, "the greater condemnation"); it is used in the neuter plural in  John 1:50 , "greater things;" in  John 14:12 , "greater works" (lit., "greater things"); in  1 Corinthians 12:31 , Rv, "the greater," Av, "the best." See Greatest , No. 2.

 Matthew 20:31More.

2: μειζότερος (Strong'S #3186 — Adjective — meizoteros — mide-zot'-er-os )

a double comparative of megas (cp. No. 1, above), is used in  3 John 1:4 , of joy.

3: πλείων (Strong'S #4119 — Adjective — pleion — pli'-own, pli'-on, pleh'-on )

the comparative of polus (see Great , No. 2), is used (a) as an adjective, "greater, more," e.g.,  Acts 15:28; (b) as a noun, e.g.,  Matthew 12:41 , "a greater (than Jonah);"  Matthew 12:42 , "a greater (than Solomon);" in these instances the neuter pleion, "something greater," is "a fixed or stereotyped form" of the word; in  1 Corinthians 15:6 , "the greater part" (masculine plural); (c) as an adverb, e.g.,  Matthew 5:20 , lit., "(except your righteousness abound) more greatly (than of scribes and Pharisees);" so  Matthew 26:53 , "more;"  Luke 9:13 . See Above , Longer , Many , More , Most , Yet.

4: περισσότερος (Strong'S #4055 — comparative — perissoteros — per-is-sot'-er-os )

the comparative of perissos, "over and above, abundant," signifies "more abundant, greater," e.g., of condemnation,  Mark 12:40;  Luke 20:47 . See Abundant , C, No. 2.