G4133 πλήν (plḗn)

πλήν, adv., (fr. πλέον ‘more’ [Curtius §375; Lob. Path. Element. i. 143; ii. 93 (cf. Bp. Lghtft. on Phil. iii. 16)]; hence prop. 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; ef. B. § 146, 2]: Mt. xi. 22, 24; xviii. 7; xxvi. 39, 64; LK. vi. 24,35; x. 11, 14, 20; xi. 41; xii. 31; xiii. 33; xvii. 1 L Tr txt. WH; xviii. 8; xix. 27; xxii. 21,22,42; xxiii. 28; 1 Co. xi. 11; Eph. v. 33; Phil.i. 18 [R G (see Ellicott) ]; iii. 16 ; iv. 14; Rev. ii. 25; πλὴν ὅτι, except that, save that, (exx. fr. class. Grk. are given by Passow 8. v. 11.1 6. ; [L. and S.s. v. B. II. 4]): Acts xx. 23 [(W. 508 (473); Phil.i.18 LT Tr WH (R. V. only that) |. 2. as a preposition, with the gen. (first so by Hom. Od. 8, 207; [ef. W. § 54, 6]), besides, except, but: Mk. xii. 32; Jn. viii. 10; Acts viii.1; xv. 285; xxvii. 22. Cf. Klotz ad Devar. II. 2 p. 724 sq.

πλήν plēn 31x

can function as an improper prep., besides, except, Mk. 12:32; Acts 8:1; 20:23; as a conj. but, however, nevertheless, Mt. 18:7; Lk. 19:27; Eph. 5:33; equivalent to ἀλλά, Lk. 6:35; 12:31; Acts 27:22

πλήν, adv.,

[in LXX for רַק, לְבַד, אַךְ, etc.;]

introducing a clause (= ἀλλά, δέ; "it is obvious that πλήν was the regular word in the vulgar language": Bl., § 77, 13), yet, howbeit, only: Mt 11:22, 24 18:7 26:39, 64 (M, Pr., 86), Lk 6:24, 35 10:11, 14, 20 11:41 12:31 13:33 17:1 18:8 19:27 22:21, 22, 42 (WH, mg. om.) 23:28, I Co 11:11, Eph 5:33, Phl 3:16 4:14, Re 2:25; π. ὅτι (Hdt., Plat., al.), except that, save that, Ac 20:23, Phl 1:18.

As prep., c. gen., except, save (cl.): Mk 12:32, Jo 8:10, Ac 8:1 15:28 27:22.†

πλήν (1) as adv. introducing a clause (= ἀλλά, δέ) can be illustrated from Plato onwards (cf. Schmid Aéézcismus i. p. 133), and came to be regularly so used in common speech (cf. Blass-Debrunner ὃ 449). With its use in Mt 112% αἰ, cf. P Tebt IL. 4178 (iii/A.D.) πλὴν ἀρξόμεθ[α] τοῦ ἔργου, ** but we will begin the work,” BGU IV. 1024%-16 (end iv/a.D.) πλὴ «ν:- συνέθετο ἀπολύσειν] τὸν Διόδημον. See also P Ryl IT. 16310 (A.D. 139) πλὴν εἰ μή, τὸν ἐπελευσόμενον τῷ ἐμῷ ὀνόματι... [ἀφισΊτάνειν με αὐτὸν παραχρῆμα, “otherwise if anyone shall make any claim in my name, I will repel him forthwith” (Edd.), P Fay 2018 (Imperial edict—ili/iv A.D.) οὐδὲ γὰρ τοῦτό μοι σπουδαιότε[ρο]ν ἐξ ἁπάντων] χρηματίζεσθαι, πλὴν μᾶλλον φιλανθρωπίᾳ τε καὶ εὐεργεσίαις συναύξειν ταύτην τὴν ἀρχήν, “ for it is not my aim to make money on all occasions, but rather by liberality and the conferring of benefits to increase the welfare of this empire”’ (Edd.). The classical collocation πλὴν ὅτι, “except that,’’ occurs in the NT only in Ac 2033, Phil 118: cf. Artemidorus p. 53. (after τὰ αὐτά). (2) asa prep. c. gen. is seen in such passages as P Eleph 27 (B.C. 285-4) καταλειπέτω τὰ ὑπάρχοντα πᾶσι τοῖς υἱοῖς πλὴν τῶν μερῶν, ὧν ἂν λαμβάνωσι παρὰ Δ. καὶ K., P ΠΙΡ I. 9οο" (B.c. 222) πλὴν τῆς χέρσου, P Lond 3336 (8.6. 161) (=I. p. 20, UPZi. p. 240) πλὴν τοῦ καταφθείρεσθαι, and P Leid Ww: 15 (ii/iii A.D.) (= II. p. 107) πλὴν ἐμοῦ. In P Amh II. 9317 (A.D. 181) πλήν is construed c. acc.—aA}v τέλος θυ[ε]ιῶν, ‘‘with the exception of the thyia-tax.’’ Πλὴν τοῦ c. inf., which is not found in the NT, is illustrated in Mayser Gr. 11. i. p. 327. Πλήν is now connected not with πλέον, and hence = ““more than,”’ ‘‘ beyond,’’ but with πέλας, and hence = “besides,’’ ‘‘apart trom this”: cf. the use of παρά, ‘‘ beside,” ‘‘except,’’ and see Lightfoot on Phil 318, BrugmannThumb Gr.‘ p. 523, and Boisacq Dict. Etym. s.v.

πλήν (plēn) — but/however. πλήν, Doric dialectand Aeolic dialect πλάν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: preposition with genitive, except, save, πάντων Φαιήκων πλήν γ᾽ αὐτοῦ Λαοδάμαντος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑπεγγύους π. θανάτου liable to any punishment short of death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπιτρέψαι περὶ σφῶν αὐτῶν π. θανάτου save in respect of death, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σκυλεύειν τοὺς τελευτήσαντας π. ὅπλων of anything save their arms, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διαρπάσαι.. ἐπέτρεψε πλὴν ἀνδραπόδων to carry off all plunder save slaves, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. later, besides, in addition to, [LXX] __B conjunction: __B.I with single words and phrases, especially when a negative precedes, οὐκ ἆρ᾽ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄνδρες εἰσὶ π. ὅδ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]: after a question implying a negative, τί σοι πέπρακται π.τεύχειν κακ; [Refs 5th c.BC+] is sometimes omitted, θνῄσκουσι [πάντες] π. εἷς τις [Refs 5th c.BC+]: after a comparative, ταῦτ᾽ ἐστὶ κρείσσω π. ὑπ᾽ Ἀργείοις πεσεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: after a superlative, τὸ μέγιστον εἴργται π. αἱ τάξεις τοῦ φόρου [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II frequently joined with other Particles: __B.II.1 π. εἰ, π. ἐάν, ὅταν, __B.II.1.a followed by a Verb, π. εἴ τις κωμῳδοποιὸς τυγχάνει ὤν [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II.1.b with Verb omitted, οὐδεὶς οἶδεν.., π. εἴ τις ἄρ᾽ ὄρνις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. εἰ μή, after a negative, οὐδὲν προσδεησόμεθα, π. εἰ μὴ πάρεργόν τι [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II.2 πλὴν ἤ (where ἤ adds nothing to the sense; πλὴν εἰ is a common variant), οὐκ ἄλλῳ π. ἢ Προδίκῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also οὐ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ὑγιάζει π. ἀλλ᾽ ἢ.. [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B.II.3 π. οὐ only not, πάντες προσδέχονται, π. οὐχ οἱ τύραννοι [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II.4 π. ὅτι except that.., save that.., καίτοι τί διαφέρουσιν ἡμῶν ἐκεῖνοι, π. ὅτι ψηφίσματ᾽ οὐ γράφουσι; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πλήν γε ὅτι, πλήν γε δὴ ὅτι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; after ὁμοίως, τὰ αὐτά, [Refs 1st c.AD+] __B.II.5 π. ὅσον except or save so far as.., παρήκουσι παρὰ πᾶσαν [τὴν Λιβύην].., π. ὅσον Ἕλληνες.. ἔχουσι [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II.5.b without a Verb, πάντων ἐρήμους, π. ὅσον τὸ σὸν μέρος save so far as thou art concerned, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς πολλοὺς ἀπέκτειναν π. ὅσον ἐκ τριῶν νεῶν οὓς ἐζώγρησαν except only.., [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.III introducing a clause, mostly preceded by οὐδείς, πᾶς, ἄλλος, save that, νῦν δ᾽ οὐδεμία πάρεστιν.., π. ἥ γ᾽ ἐμὴ κωμῆτις ἥδ᾽ ἐξέρχεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]: without any such word preceding, only, albeit, ἀπέπεμπε κήρυκας ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα, π. οὔτε ἐς Ἀθήνας οὔτε ἐς Λακεδαίμονα ἀπέπεμπε [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.III.2 to break off and pass to another subject, only, however, π. γνώριζε ἄτοπος ὤν [NT+3rd c.BC+]: in late Prose, π. ἀλλά [Refs 2nd c.AD+] __B.III.3 simply for δέ, but, πολλὴν στρατιὰν ἀθροίσας, π. ἄπειρον μάχης [Refs 2nd c.AD+]