Adverb plēsios (near) in the Bible

(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament and Brenton for the Septuagint with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

5: 43"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love [the one] near (plēsion) you and hate your enemy.'
19: 19Honor your father and mother; also, You shall love [the one] near (plēsion) you as yourself."
22: 39And a second is like it: 'You shall love [the one] near (plēsion) you as yourself.'

Mark

12: 31The second is this, 'You shall love [the one] near (plēsion) you as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
12: 33and 'to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength,' and 'to love one's [who is] near (plēsion) as oneself,' - this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Luke

10: 27He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and [the one] near (plēsion) you as yourself."
10: 29But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, "And who is [the one] near (plēsion) me?"
10: 36Which of these three, do you think, [was the one] near (plēsion) the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?"

John

4: 5So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near (plēsion) the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Acts

7: 27But the man who was wronging [the one] near (plēsion) him pushed Moses aside, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

Galatians

5: 14For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, "You shall love [the one] near (plēsion) you as yourself."

Romans

13: 9The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet"; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, "Love [the one] near (plēsion) you as yourself."
13: 10Love does no wrong to [the one who is] near (plēsion); therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
15: 2Each of us must please [the one] near (plēsion) us for the good purpose of building up the neighbor.

Ephesians

4: 25So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to [the ones] near (plēsion) us, for we are members of one another.

James

2: 8You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, "You shall love [the one] near (plēsion) you as yourself."
4: 12There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. So who, then, are you to judge [the one] near (plēsion) you?

Genesis (LXX)

11: 3And a man said to [the one] near (plēsion) him, Come, let us make bricks and bake them with fire. And the brick was to them for stone, and their mortar was bitumen.
11: 7Come, and having gone down let us there confound their tongue, that they may not understand each the voice of [the one] near (plēsion) him.
26: 31And they arose in the morning, and swore each to [the one] near (plēsion) him; and Isaac sent them forth, and they departed from him in safety.

Exodus (LXX)

2: 13And having gone out the second day he sees two Hebrew men fighting; and he says to the injurer, Wherefore smitest thou [the one] near (plēsion) you?
11: 2Speak therefore secretly in the ears of the people, and let every one ask of [the one] near (plēsion) him and every woman of [the one] near (plēsion) her jewels of silver and gold, and raiment.
12: 4And if they be few in a household, so that there are not enough for the lamb, he shall take with himself [the one] near (plēsion) him, as to the number of souls, every one according to that which suffices him shall make a reckoning for the lamb.
20: 16Thou shalt not bear false witness against [the one] near (plēsion) you.
20: 17Thou shalt not covet the wife of [the one] near (plēsion) you; thou shalt not covet the house of [the one] near (plēsion) you; nor his field, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any of his cattle, nor whatever belongs to [the one] near (plēsion) you.
21: 14And if any one lie in wait for [the one] near (plēsion) him to slay him by craft, and he go for refuge, thou shalt take him from my altar to put him to death.
21: 18And if two men revile each other and one smite [the one] near (plēsion) him with a stone or his fist, and he die not, but be laid upon his bed;
21: 35And if any man's bull gore the bull of [the one] near (plēsion) him, and it die, they shall sell the living bull and divide the money, and they shall divide the dead bull.
22: 6And if any one give to [the one] near (plēsion) him money or goods to keep, and they be stolen out of the man's house, if the thief be found, he shall repay double.
22: 7But if the thief be not found, the master of the house shall come forward before God, and shall swear that surely he has not wrought wickedly in regard of any part of the deposit of [the one] near (plēsion) him,
22: 8according to every injury alleged, both concerning a calf, and an ass, and a sheep, and a garment, and every alleged loss, whatsoever in fact it may be,-the judgment of both shall proceed before God, and he that is convicted by God shall repay to [the one] near (plēsion) him double.
22: 9And if any one give to [the one] near (plēsion) him to keep a calf or sheep or any beast, and it be wounded or die or be taken, and no one know,
22: 10an oath of God shall be between both, each swearing that he has surely not at all been guilty in the matter of the deposit of [the one] near (plēsion) him; and so his master shall hold him guiltless, and he shall not make compensation.
22: 13And if any one borrow ought of [the one] near (plēsion) him, and it be wounded or die or be carried away, and the owner of it be not with it, he shall make compensation.
22: 25And if thou take the garment of [the one] near (plēsion) you for a pledge, thou shalt restore it to him before sunset.
32: 27And he says to them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every one his sword on his thigh, and go through and return from gate to gate through the camp, and slay every one his brother, and every one [the one] near (plēsion) him, and every one him that is nearest to him.
34: 3And let no one go up with thee, nor be seen in all the mountain; and let not the sheep and oxen feed near (plēsion) that mountain.

Leviticus (LXX)

5: 21The soul which shall have sinned, and wilfully overlooked the commandments of the Lord, and shall have dealt falsely in the affairs of [the one] near (plēsion) him in the matter of a deposit, or concerning fellowship, or concerning plunder, or has in anything wronged [the one] near (plēsion) him,
18: 20And thou shalt not lie with the wife of [the one] near (plēsion) you, to defile thyself with her.
19: 11Ye shall not steal, ye shall not lie, neither shall one bear false witness as an informer against [the one] near (plēsion) him.
19: 13Thou shalt not injure [the one] near (plēsion) you, neither do thou rob him, neither shall the wages of thy hireling remain with thee until the morning.
19: 15Thou shalt not act unjustly in judgment: thou shalt not accept the person of the poor, nor admire the person of the mighty; with justice shalt thou judge [the one] near (plēsion) you.
19: 16Thou shalt not walk deceitfully among thy people; thou shalt not rise up against the blood of [the one] near (plēsion) you: I am the Lord your God.
19: 17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke [the one] near (plēsion) you, so thou shalt not bear sin on his account.
19: 18And thy hand shall not avenge thee; and thou shalt not be angry with the children of thy people; and thou shalt love [the one] near (plēsion) you as yourself; I am the Lord.
20: 10Whatever man shall commit adultery with the wife of a man, or whoever shall commit adultery with the wife of [the one] near (plēsion) him, let them die the death, the adulterer and the adulteress.
24: 19And whosoever shall inflict a blemish on [the one] near (plēsion) him, as he has done to him, so shall it be done to himself in return;
25: 14And if thou shouldest sell a possession to [the one] near (plēsion) you, or if thou shouldest buy of [the one] near (plēsion) you, let not a man oppress [the one] near (plēsion) him.
25: 15According to the number of years after the jubilee shalt thou buy of [the one] near (plēsion) you, according to the number of years of the fruits shall he sell to thee.
25: 17Let not a man oppress [the one] near (plēsion) him, and thou shalt fear the Lord thy God: I am the

Numbers (LXX)

33: 37And they departed from Cades, and encamped in mount Or near (plēsion) the land of Edom.

Deuteronomy (LXX)

1: 1These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side Jordan in the desert towards the west near (plēsion) the Red Sea, between Pharan Tophol, and Lobon, and Aulon, and the gold works.
4: 42that the slayer might flee thither, who should have slain [the one] near (plēsion) him unintentionally, and should not have hated him in times past, and he shall flee to one of these cities and live:
5: 20Thou shalt not bear false witness against [the one] near (plēsion) you.
5: 21Thou shalt not covet the wife of [the one] near (plēsion) you; thou shalt not covet the house of [the one] near (plēsion) you, nor his field, nor his man-servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any beast of his, nor any thing that belongs to [the one] near (plēsion) you.
11: 30Lo! are not these beyond Jordan, behind, westward in the land of Chanaan, which lies westward near (plēsion) Golgol, by the high oak?
15: 2And this is the ordinance of the release: thou shalt remit every private debt which [the one] near (plēsion) you owes you, and thou shalt not ask payment of it from thy brother; for it has been called a release to the Lord thy God.
19: 4And this shall be the ordinance of the manslayer, who shall flee thither, and shall live, whosoever shall have smitten [the one] near (plēsion) him ignorantly, whereas he hated him not in times past.
19: 5And whosoever shall enter with [the one] near (plēsion) him into the thicket, to gather wood, if the hand of him that cuts wood with the axe should be violently shaken, and the axe head falling off from the handle should light on [the one] near (plēsion) him, and he should die, he shall flee to one of these cities, and live.
19: 11But if there should be in thee a man hating [the one] near (plēsion) him, and he should lay wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him, that he die, and he should flee to one of these cities,
19: 14Thou shalt not move the landmarks of [the one] near (plēsion) you, which thy fathers set in the inheritance, in which thou hast obtained a share in the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit.
22: 24ye shall bring them both out to the gate of their city, and they shall be stoned with stones, and they shall die; the damsel, because she cried not in the city; and the man, because he humbled the spouse of [the one] near (plēsion) him: so shalt thou remove the evil one from yourselves.
22: 26And the damsel has not committed a sin worthy of death; as if a man should rise up against [the one] near (plēsion) him, and slay him, so is this thing;
23: 25And if thou shouldest go into the corn field of [the one] near (plēsion) you, then thou mayest gather the ears with thy hands; but thou shalt not put the sickle to the corn of [the one] near (plēsion) you.
23: 26And if thou shouldest go into the vineyard of [the one] near (plēsion) you, thou shalt eat grapes sufficient to satisfy thy desire; but thou mayest not put them into a vessel.
24: 10If [the one] near (plēsion) you owe thee a debt, any debt whatsoever, thou shalt not go into his house to take his pledge:
27: 17Cursed is he that removes the landmarks of [the one] near (plēsion) him: and all the people shall say, So be it.
27: 24Cursed is he that smites [the one] near (plēsion) him secretly: and all the people shall say, So be it.

Joshua (LXX: Vaticanus version)

9: 2dAnd all Israel, and their elders, and their judges, and their scribes, passed on one side and on the other before the ark; and the priests and the Levites took up the ark of the covenant of the Lord; and the stranger and the native were there, who were half of them near (plēsion) mount Garizin, and half near (plēsion) mount Gaebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded at first, to bless the people.
12: 9The king of Jericho, and the king of Gai, which is near (plēsion) Baethel;
15: 46from Accaron, Gemna, and all the cities that are near (plēsion) Asedoth; and their villages.
19: 46And westward of Hieracon the border was near (plēsion) to Joppa.

Judges (LXX: Sinaiticus version)

4: 11And the fellows of the Kinite had separated from the sons of lobab, a relative by marriage of Moyses, and he had pitched his tent by Oak-of-the-Resters, which is near (plēsion) Kedes.
6: 29And a man said to [the one] near (plēsion) him, "Who has done this deed?" And they were searching and seeking, and they said, "Gedeon son of loas did this deed"
7: 13And Gedeon entered, and see, a man was telling his dream to [the one] near (plēsion) him, and he said, "See, the dream which I dreamed, and see, a cake of barley bread was tumbling in the camp of Madiam, and it came to the tent of Madiam and struck it and overturned it, and the tent collapsed."
7: 14And [the one] near (plēsion) him answered and said, "This is nothing other than the sword of Gedeon son of loas, a man of Israel; the Lord has given up Madiam and all the camp in his hand".
7: 22And the three hundred horns sounded, and the Lord set a man's dagger against [the one] near (plēsion) him and against all the camp, and the camp fled as far as Baithasetta and was pressed back as far as the edge of Abelmeoula and by Tabath,
10: 18And the rulers of the people of Galaad said, a man to [the one] near (plēsion) him, "What man is it who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He will also be for a head to all the inhabitants of Galaad".

1 Samuel (LXX: 1 Kings)

10: 11And all that had known him before came, and saw, and, behold, he was in the midst of the prophets: and the people said every one to [the one] near (plēsion) them, What is this that has happened to the son of Kis? is Saul also among the prophets?
14: 20And Saul went up and all the people that were with him, and they come to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against [the one] near (plēsion) him, a very great confusion.
15: 28And Samuel said to him, The Lord has rent thy kingdom from Israel out of thy hand this day, and will give it to [the one] near (plēsion) you who is better than you.
20: 41And when the lad went in, then David arose from the argab, and fell upon his face, and did obeisance to him three times, and each kissed [the one] near (plēsion) him, and each wept for [the one] near (plēsion) him, for a great while.
28: 16And Samuel said, Why askest thou me, whereas the Lord has departed from thee, and taken part with [the one] near (plēsion) you?
28: 17And the Lord has done to thee, as the Lord spoke by me; and the Lord will rend thy kingdom out of thy hand, and will give it to [the one] near (plēsion) you David,
30: 26And David came to Sekelac, and sent of the spoils to the elders of Juda, and to [the ones] near (plēsion) them, saying, Behold some of the spoils of the enemies of the Lord;

2 Samuel (LXX: 2 Kings)

2: 16And they seized every one the head of [the one] near (plēsion) him with his hand, and his sword was thrust into the side of [the one] near (plēsion) him, and they fall down together: and the name of that place was called The portion of the treacherous ones, which is in Gabaon.
5: 23And David enquired of the Lord: and the Lord said, Thou shalt not go up to meet them: turn from them, and thou shalt meet them near (plēsion) the place of weeping.
12: 11Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against thee evil out of thy house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and will give them to [the one] near (plēsion) you, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

1 Kings (LXX: 3 Kings)

8: 31Whatsoever trespasses any one shall commit against [the one] near (plēsion) him, and if he shall take upon him an oath so that he should swear, and he shall come and make confession before thine altar in this house,
12: 24tand all the people spoke as one man, every one to [the one] near (plēsion) him, and they cried out all together, saying, We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Jessae: to thy tents, O Israel, every one; for this man is not for a prince or a ruler over us.
21: 35And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to [the one] near (plēsion) him by the word of the Lord, Smite me, I pray. And the man would not smite him.

2 Kings (LXX: 4 Kings)

3: 23And they said, This is the blood of the sword; and the kings have fought, and each man has smitten [the one] near (plēsion) him; now then to the spoils, Moab.
7: 3And there were four leprous men by the gate of the city: and one said to [the one] near (plēsion) him, Why sit we here until we die?
7: 9And one man said to [the one] near (plēsion) him, We are not doing well thus: this day is a day of glad tidings, and we hold our peace, and are waiting till the morning light, and shall find mischief: now then come, and let us go into the city, and report to the house of the king.

1 Chronicles (LXX)

14: 14And David enquired of God again; and God said to him, Thou shalt not go after them; turn away from them, and thou shalt come upon them near (plēsion) the pear trees.

2 Chronicles (LXX)

6: 22If a man sin against [the one] near (plēsion) him, and he bring an oath upon him so as to make him swear, and he come and swear before the altar in this house;

Isaiah (LXX)

3: 5 And the people shall fall, man upon man, and every man upon [the one] near (plēsion) him: the child shall insult the elder man, and the base the honourable.
5: 8 Woe to them that join house to house, and add field to field, that they may take away something of [the ones] near (plēsion) them: will ye dwell alone upon the land?
19: 2 And the Egyptians shall be stirred up against the Egyptians: and a man shall fight against his brother, and a man against [the one] near (plēsion) him, city against city, and law against law.
41: 6 every one judging for [the one] near (plēsion) him and that to assist his brother: and one will say,

Jeremiah (LXX)

5: 8They became as wanton horses: they neighed each one after the wife of [the one] near (plēsion) him.
6: 21Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring weakness upon this people, and the fathers and sons shall be weak together; the neighbour and [the one] near (plēsion) him shall perish.
7: 5For if ye thoroughly correct your ways and your practices, and do indeed execute judgment between a man and [the one] near (plēsion) him;
9: 4 (3)Beware ye each of [the one] near (plēsion) him, and trust ye not in your brethren: for every one will surely supplant, and every friend will walk craftily.
9: 8 (7)Their tongue is a wounding arrow; the words of their mouth are deceitful: one speaks peaceably to [the one] near (plēsion) him, but in himself retains enmity.
9: 20 (19)Hear now, ye women, the word of God, and let your ears receive the words of his mouth, and teach your daughters lamentation, and every woman [the one] near (plēsion) her a dirge.
19: 9And they shall eat the flesh of their sons, and the flesh of their daughters; and they shall eat every one the flesh of [the one] near (plēsion) him in the blockade, and in the siege wherewith their enemies shall besiege them.
22: 8And nations shall pass through this city, and each shall say to [the one] near (plēsion) him, Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?
22: 13He that builds his house not with justice, and his upper chambers not with judgment, who works by means of [the one] near (plēsion) him for nothing, and will by no means give him his reward.
23: 27who devise that men may forget my law by their dreams, which they have told every one to [the one] near (plēsion) him, as their fathers forgot my name in the worship of Baal.
23: 30Behold, I am therefore against the prophets, saith the Lord God, that steal my words every one from [the one] near (plēsion) him.
23: 35Thus shall ye say every one to [the one] near (plēsion) him, and every one to his brother, What has the Lord answered? and, what has the Lord said?
46 (26): 16And thy multitude has fainted and fallen; and each one said to [the one] near (plēsion) him, Let us arise, and return into our country to our people, from the Grecian sword.
34 (41): 15And this day they turned to do that which was right in my sight, to proclaim every one the release of [the one] near (plēsion) him; and they had concluded a covenant before me, in the house whereon my name is called.
34 (41): 17Therefore thus said the Lord; Ye have not hearkened to me, to proclaim a release every one to [the one] near (plēsion) him: behold, I proclaim a release to you, to the sword, and to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will give you up to dispersion among all the kingdoms of the earth.
36 (43): 16And it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, that they took counsel each with [the one] near (plēsion) him, and said, Let us by all means tell the king all these words.

Ezekiel (LXX)

18: 6 who shall not eat upon the mountains, and shall not at all lift up his eyes to the devices of the house of Israel, and shall not defile the wife of [the one] near (plēsion) him, and shall not draw nigh to her that is removed,
18: 8 and shall not lend his money upon usury, and shall not receive usurious increase, and shall turn back his hand from injustice, shall execute righteous judgment between a man and [the one] near (plēsion) him,
18: 11who has not walked in the way of his righteous father, but has even eaten upon the mountains, and has defiled the wife of [the one] near (plēsion) him,
18: 15and if he has not eaten on the mountains, and has not set his eyes on the devices of the house of Israel, and has not defiled the wife of the [the one] near (plēsion) him,
22: 11They have dealt unlawfully each one with the wife of [the one] near (plēsion) him; and each one in ungodliness has defiled his daughter-in-law: and in thee they have humbled each one his sister, the daughter of his father.
40: 9 And the porch of the gateway (near (plēsion) the porch of the gate) eight cubits; and the posts thereof two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward:
41: 16 And the windows were latticed, giving light round about to the three stories, so as to look through: and the house and the parts near (plēsion) it were planked round about, and so was the floor, and from the floor up to the windows, and the window shutters folded back in three parts for one to look through.
41: 17 And almost all the way near (plēsion) the inner, and to the outer side, and upon all the wall round about within and without,

Jonah (LXX)

1: 77 And each man said to [the one] near (plēsion) him, Come, let us cast lots, and find out for whose sake this mischief is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonas.

Micah (LXX)

7: 2For the godly is perished from the earth; and there is none among men that orders his way aright: they all quarrel even to blood: they grievously afflict every one [the one] near (plēsion) him:

Malachi (LXX)

3: 16Thus spoke they that feared the Lord, every one to [the one] near (plēsion) him: and the Lord gave heed, and hearkened, and he wrote a book of remembrance before him for them that feared the Lord and reverenced his name.
3: 23who shall turn again the heart of the father to the son, and the heart of a man to [the one] near (plēsion) him, lest I come and smite the earth grievously.

Habakkuk (LXX)

2: 15Woe to him that gives [the one] near (plēsion) him to drink the thick lees of wine, and intoxicates him, that he may look upon their secret parts.

Zechariah (LXX)

3: 8Hear now, Jesus the high priest, thou, and [the one] near (plēsion) you that are sitting before thee: for they are diviners, for, behold, I bring forth my servant The Branch.
3: 10In that day, saith the Lord Almighty, ye shall call together every man [the one] near (plēsion) him under the vine and under the fig-tree.
8: 10For before those days the wages of men could not be profitable, and there could be no hire of cattle, and there could be no peace by reason of the affliction to him that went out or to him that came in: for I would have let loose all men, every one against [the one] near (plēsion) him.
8: 16These are the things which ye shall do; speak truth every one with [the one] near (plēsion) you; judge truth and peaceable judgment in your gates:
8: 17and let none of you devise evil in his heart against [the one] near (plēsion) him; and love not a false oath: for all these things I hate, saith the Lord Almighty.
11: 6Therefore I will no longer have mercy upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord: but, behold, I will deliver up the men every one into the hand of [the one] near (plēsion) him, and into the hand of his king; and they shall destroy the land, and I will not rescue out of their hand.
11: 9And I said, I will not tend you: that which dies, let it die; and that which falls off, let it fall off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of [the one] near (plēsion) him.
14: 13And there shall be in that day a great panic from the Lord upon them; and they shall lay hold every man of the hand of [the one] near (plēsion) him, and his hand shall be clasped with the hand of [the one] near (plēsion) him.

Letter of Jeremiah (LXX)

1: 43but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth [the one] near (plēsion) her, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken

Daniel (LXX)

13: 61And they arose against the two elders, for Daniel had convicted them of false witness by their own mouth: And according to the law of Moses they did unto them in such sort as they maliciously intended to do to [the one] near (plēsion) them.

Song of Songs (LXX)

1: 9I have likened thee, [the one] near (plēsion) me, to my horses in the chariots of Pharao.
1: 15Behold, thou art fair, [the one] near (plēsion) me; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.
2: 2As a lily among thorns, so is [the one] near (plēsion) me among the daughters.
2: 10My kinsman answers, and says to me, Rise up, come, [the one] near (plēsion) me, my fair one, my dove.
2: 13The fig-tree has put forth its young figs, the vines put forth the tender grape, they yield a smell: arise, come, [the one] near (plēsion) me, my fair one, my dove; yea, come.
4: 1Behold, thou art fair, [the one] near (plēsion) me; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves, beside thy veil: thy hair is as flocks of goats, that have appeared from Galaad.
4: 7Thou art all fair, [the one] near (plēsion) me, and there is no spot in thee.
5: 2I sleep, but my heart is awake: the voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, saying, Open, open to me, [the one] near (plēsion) me, my sister, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
5: 16His throat is most sweet, and altogether desirable. This is my kinsman, and this is [the one] near (plēsion) me, O daughters of Jerusalem.
6: 4Thou art fair, [the one] near (plēsion) me, as Pleasure, beautiful as Jerusalem, terrible as armies set in array.

Job (LXX)

16: 21Oh that a man might plead before the Lord, even as the son of man with [the one] near (plēsion) him!

Esther (LXX)

9: 19On this account then it is that the Jews dispersed in every foreign land keep the fourteenth of Adar as a holy day with joy, sending portions each to [the one] near (plēsion) him.

Judith (LXX)

2: 21And they went forth of Nineve three days' journey toward the plain of Bectileth, and pitched from Bectileth near (plēsion) the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia.
3: 9Also he came over against Esdraelon near (plēsion) unto Judea, over against the great strait of Judea.
4: 6Also Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jerusalem, wrote to them that dwelt in Bethulia, and Betomestham, which is over against Esdraelon toward the open country, near (plēsion) to Dothaim,
5: 5Then said Achior, the captain of all the sons of Ammon, Let my lord now hear a word from the mouth of thy servant, and I will declare unto thee the truth concerning this people, which dwelleth near (plēsion) thee, and inhabiteth the hill countries: and there shall no lie come out of the mouth of thy servant.
7: 3And they camped in the valley near (plēsion) unto Bethulia, by the fountain, and they spread themselves in breadth over Dothaim even to Belthem, and in length from Bethulia unto Cyamon, which is over against Esdraelom.
7: 4Now the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of them, were greatly troubled, and said every one to [the one] near (plēsion) him, Now will these men lick up the face of the earth; for neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the hills, are able to bear their weight.
7: 13for all the inhabitants of Bethulia have their water thence; so shall thirst kill them, and they shall give up their city, and we and our people shall go up to the tops of the mountains that are near (plēsion), and will camp upon them, to watch that none go out of the city.
7: 18Then the children of Esau went up with the children of Ammon, and camped in the hill country over against Dothaim: and they sent some of them toward the south, and toward the east, over against Ekrebel, which is near (plēsion) unto Chusi, that is upon the brook Mochmur; and the rest of the army of the Assyrians camped in the plain, and covered the face of the whole land; and their tents and carriages were pitched to a very great multitude.
10: 19And they wondered at her beauty, and admired the children of Israel because of her, and every one said to [the one] near (plēsion) him, Who would despise this people, that have among them such women? surely it is not good that one man of them be left, who being let go might deceive the whole earth.
15: 2And fear and trembling fell upon them, so that there was no man that durst abide in the sight of [the one] near (plēsion) him, but rushing out all together, they fled into every way of the plain, and of the hill country.

Ruth

3: 14And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before a man could know [the one] near (plēsion) him; and Booz said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
4: 7And this was in former time the ordinance in Israel for redemption, and for a bargain, to confirm every word: A man loosed his shoe, and gave it to [the one] near (plēsion) him that redeemed his right; and this was a testimony in Israel.

Tobit

2: 8But [the ones] near (plēsion) me mocked me, and said, This man is not yet afraid to be put to death for this matter: who fled away; and yet, lo, he burieth the dead again.

Proverbs (LXX)

9: 12Son, if thou be wise for thyself, thou shalt also be wise for [the one] near (plēsion) you; and if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil.
26: 27He that digs a pit for [the one] near (plēsion) him shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon himself.

Psalm (LXX)

12 (11): 2 (3)Every one has spoken vanity to [the one] near (plēsion) him: their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart.
15 (14): 3Who has not spoken craftily with his tongue, neither has done evil to [the one] near (plēsion) him, nor taken up a reproach against them that dwelt nearest to him.
15 (14): 4In his sight an evil-worker is set at nought, but he honours them that fear the Lord. He swears to [the one] near (plēsion) him, and disappoints him not.
24 (23): 4He that is innocent in his hands and pure in his heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully to [the one] near (plēsion) him.
28 (27): 3Draw not away my soul with sinners, and destroy me not with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with [the ones] near (plēsion) them, but evils are in their hearts.
35 (34): 14I behaved agreeably towards them as if it had been [the ones] near (plēsion) us or brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.
38 (37): 11 (12)My friends and [the one] near (plēsion) me drew near (plēsion) before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.
45 (44): 14 (15)in embroidered clothing: virgins shall be brought to the king after her: [the one] near (plēsion) her shall be brought to thee.
88 (87): 18 (19)Thou hast put far from me every friend, and [the one] near (plēsion) me because of my wretchedness.
101 (100): 5Him that privily speaks against [the one] near (plēsion) him, him have I driven from me: he that is proud in look and insatiable in heart, with him I have not eaten.
122 (121): 8For the sake of my brethren and [the one] near (plēsion) me, I have indeed spoken peace concerning thee.

Sirach (LXX)

5: 12If thou hast understanding, answer [the one] near (plēsion) you; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
6: 17Who so feareth the Lord shall direct his friendship aright: for as he is, so shall [the one] near (plēsion) him be also.
9: 14As close as thou canst, guess at [the one] near (plēsion) you, and consult with the wise.
10: 6Bear not hatred to [the one] near (plēsion) you for every wrong; and do nothing at all by injurious practices.
13: 15Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth [the one] near (plēsion) him.
15: 5She shall exalt him above [the one] near (plēsion) him, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.
16: 28None of them offends [the one] near (plēsion) them, and they shall never disobey his word.
17: 14And he said unto them, Beware of all unrighteousness; and he gave every man commandment concerning [the ones] near (plēsion) them.
18: 13The mercy of man is toward [the one] near (plēsion) him; but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh: he reproveth, and nurtureth, and teacheth and bringeth again, as a shepherd his flock.
19: 14Admonish [the one] near (plēsion) you, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again.
19: 17Admonish [the one] near (plēsion) you before thou threaten him; and not being angry, give place to the law of the most High.
22: 23Be faithful to [the one] near (plēsion) you in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.
25: 1In three things I was beautified, and stood up beautiful both before God and men: the unity of brethren, the love of [the ones] near (plēsion), a man and a wife that agree together.
25: 18Her husband shall sit among [the one] near (plēsion) him; and when he heareth it shall sigh bitterly.
27: 18For as a man hath destroyed his enemy; so hast thou lost the love of [the one] near (plēsion) you.
27: 19As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let [the one] near (plēsion) you go, and shalt not get him again
28: 2Forgive [the one] near (plēsion) you the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest.
28: 7Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to [the one] near (plēsion) you: remember the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.
29: 1He that is merciful will lend unto [the one] near (plēsion) him; and he that strengtheneth his hand keepeth the commandments.
29: 2Lend to [the one] near (plēsion) you in time of his need, and pay thou [the one] near (plēsion) you again in due season.
29: 5Till he hath received, he will kiss a man's hand; and for the money of [the one] near (plēsion) him he will speak submissly: but when he should repay, he will prolong the time, and return words of grief, and complain of the time.
29: 14An honest man is surety for [the one] near (plēsion) him: but he that is impudent will forsake him.
29: 20Help [the one] near (plēsion) you according to thy power, and beware that thou thyself fall not into the same.
31: 15Judge not [the one] near (plēsion) you by thyself: and be discreet in every point.
31: 31Rebuke not [the one] near (plēsion) you at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with urging him to drink.
34: 22He that taketh away the living of [the one] near (plēsion) him slayeth him; and he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire is a bloodshedder.

1 Maccabees (LXX)

2: 40And one of them said to [the one] near (plēsion) him, If we all do as our brethren have done, and fight not for our lives and laws against the heathen, they will now quickly root us out of the earth.
3: 40So they went forth with all their power, and came and pitched near (plēsion) Emmaus in the plain country.
3: 43they said one to [the one] near (plēsion) him, Let us restore the decayed estate of our people, and let us fight for our people and the sanctuary.
12: 33Simon also went forth, and passed through the country unto Ascalon, and the holds there near (plēsion), from whence he turned aside to Joppe, and won it.

2 Maccabees (LXX)

6: 11And others, that had run together into caves near (plēsion) by, to keep the sabbath day secretly, being discovered to Philip, were all burnt together, because they made a conscience to help themselves for the honour of the most sacred day.

3 Maccabees (LXX)

1: 6Having vanquished this attempt, the king then decided to proceed to the cities near (plēsion), and encourage them.
6: 31Then they who were before despised and near (plēsion) unto Hades, yea, rather advanced into it, partook of the cup of salvation, instead of a grievous and lamentable death. Full of exultation, they parted out the place intended for their fall and burial into banqueting booths.

4 Maccabees (LXX)

2: 5For instance, the law says, Thou shalt not covet the wife of [the one] near (plēsion) you, nor anything that belongs to [the one] near (plēsion) you.
5: 4And when many had been seized, a foremost man of the assembly, a Hebrew, by name Eleazar, a priest by family, by profession a lawyer, and advanced in years, and for this reason known to many of the king's followers, was brought near (plēsion) to him.
8: 4Whom, when the tyrant beheld, encircling their mother as in a dance, he was pleased at them; and being struck with their becoming and ingenuous mien, smiled upon them, and calling them near (plēsion), said:
12: 10And he, running up near (plēsion) the pans, said,

Psalms of Solomon (LXX)

8: 10They committed adultery, every man with the wife of [the one] near (plēsion) him. They concluded covenants with one another with an oath touching these things;