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GreekG4053A / G

περισσός

perissos

6Occurrences
G4053Strong's #
A / GPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication, excessive; adverbially (with G1537 (ἐκ)) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence

from G4012 (περί) (in the sense of beyond);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.more than sufficient, over and above, abundant
2.out of the common, pre-eminent, superior
LXX: for יֶתֶר and cogn. forms

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

A / G

Morphology Code

G:A / G:ADV

Full Description

G:A / G:ADV

Occurrences

περισσός appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
2
2 Corinthians
1
John
1
Mark
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 9:1BSB

Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.

John 10:10BSB

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

Matthew 5:37BSB

Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

Matthew 5:47BSB

And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?

Mark 6:51BSB

Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.