plesion denotes the person toward whom love, truthfulness, good, or judgment is directed, and once marks spatial nearness.

The attested use is chiefly interpersonal: the adverb identifies the person toward whom love, truthful speech, beneficial conduct, or judgment is directed. In John 4:5, its prepositional use instead locates Sychar near a place associated with Jacob and Joseph.

1. The other person in interpersonal obligation · dominant

   As an adverb, the form occurs in commands and statements directed toward another person: in Galatians 5:14 the APB renders the command to love "your neighbor as yourself," while in Ephesians 4:25 it renders speaking truth "with his neighbor." Luke 10:36 asks which person "have become a neighbor" to the man among robbers, and Romans 15:2 frames pleasing that person for good and upbuilding.

   Galatians 5:14Ephesians 4:25Luke 10:36Romans 15:2James 4:12Romans 13:10
2. Near a specified place · rare

   In John 4:5, the supplied morphology identifies the form as a Preposition in the clause locating Sychar near the place Jacob gave to Joseph; the APB renders the location as "near the place."

   John 4:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the interpersonal clauses, the APB commonly uses "neighbor," including commands to love and a question about becoming a neighbor. In John 4:5 it uses "near" for a location; these renderings reflect whole-verse translation rather than word alignment.