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Lexicon :: Strong's G4052 - perisseuō

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περισσεύω
Transliteration
perisseuō (Key)
Pronunciation
per-is-syoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
39x in 21 unique form(s) TR
39x in 20 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 2 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 6:58,828

Strong’s Definitions

περισσεύω perisseúō, per-is-syoo'-o; from G4053; to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel:—(make, more) abound, (have, have more) abundance (be more) abundant, be the better, enough and to spare, exceed, excel, increase, be left, redound, remain (over and above).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's G4052 in the following manner: abound (17x), abundance (3x), remain (3x), exceed (2x), increase (2x), be left (1x), redound (1x), miscellaneous (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's G4052 in the following manner: abound (17x), abundance (3x), remain (3x), exceed (2x), increase (2x), be left (1x), redound (1x), miscellaneous (10x).

  1. to exceed a fixed number of measure, to be left over and above a certain number or measure

    1. to be over, to remain

    2. to exist or be at hand in abundance

      1. to be great (abundant)

      2. a thing which comes in abundance, or overflows unto one, something falls to the lot of one in large measure

      3. to redound unto, turn out abundantly for, a thing

    3. to abound, overflow

      1. to be abundantly furnished with, to have in abundance, abound in (a thing), to be in affluence

      2. to be pre-eminent, to excel

      3. to excel more than, exceed

  2. to make to abound

    1. to furnish one richly so that he has abundance

    2. to make abundant or excellent

      "Abounding" is used of a flower going from a bud to full bloom.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
περισσεύω perisseúō, per-is-syoo'-o; from G4053; to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel:—(make, more) abound, (have, have more) abundance (be more) abundant, be the better, enough and to spare, exceed, excel, increase, be left, redound, remain (over and above).
STRONGS G4052:
περισσεύω; imperfect ἐπερίσσευον (Acts 16:5); future infinitive περισσεύσειν (Philippians 4:12 Rec.bez); 1 aorist ἐπερίσσευσα; passive, present περισσεύομαι (Luke 15:17, see below); 1 future 3 person singular περισσευθήσεται; (περισσός, which see);
1. intransitive and properly, to exceed a fixed number or measure; to be over and above a certain number or measure: μύριοι εἰσιν ἀριθμόν... εἷς δέ περισσεύει, Hesiod from 14, 4 (clxix. (187), edition Göttling); hence,
a. to be over, to remain: John 6:12; τό περισσεῦον τῶν κλασμάτων, equivalent to τά περισσευοντα κλάσματα, Matthew 14:20; Matthew 15:37; περισσεύει μοι τί, John 6:13 (Tobit 4:16); τό περισσεῦσαν τίνι, what remained over to one, Luke 9:17.
b. to exist or be at hand in abundance: τίνι, Luke 12:15; τό περισσεῦον τίνι, one's abundance, wealth ((R. V. superfluity); opposed to ὑστέρησις), Mark 12:44; opposed to ὑστέρημα, Luke 21:4: to be great (abundant), 2 Corinthians 1:5b; 2 Corinthians 9:12; Philippians 1:26; περισσεύει τί εἰς τινα, "a thing comes in abundance, or overflows, unto one; something falls to the lot of one in large measure": Romans 5:15; 2 Corinthians 1:5a; περισσεύω εἰς τί, to redound unto, turn out abundantly for, a thing, 2 Corinthians 8:2; ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τήν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, i. e. by my lie it came to pass that God's veracity became the more conspicuous, and becoming thus more thoroughly known increased his glory, Romans 3:7; to be increased, τῷ ἀριθμῷ, Acts 16:5.
c. to abound, overflow, i. e.
α. to be abundantly furnished with, to have in abundance, abound in (a thing): absolutely (A. V. to abound), to be in affluence, Philippians 4:18; opposed to ὑστερεῖσθαι; Philippians 4:12; in spiritual gifts, 1 Corinthians 14:12; with a genitive of the thing in which one abounds (Winers Grammar, § 30, 8b.; (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 12)): ἄρτων, Luke 15:17 R G L T Tr marginal reading
β. to be pre-eminent, to excel (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 22): absolutely, 1 Corinthians 8:8; followed by ἐν with a dative of the virtues or the actions in which one excels (Buttmann, § 132, 12), 1 Corinthians 15:13; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Corinthians 3:9 (here L T Tr WH omit ἐν); 2 Corinthians 8:7; Colossians 2:7; περισσεύητε μᾶλλον, to excel still more, to increase in excellence, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 10; μᾶλλον καί μᾶλλον περισσεύῃ, Philippians 1:9; περισσεύσῃ... πλεῖον, to excel more than (A. V. exceed; cf. Buttmann, § 132, 20 and 22), Matthew 5:20, (περισσεύειν ὑπέρ τινα, 1 Macc. 3:30; τί ἐπερίσσευσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος παρά τό κτῆνος; Ecclesiastes 3:19).
2. by later Greek usage transitively (cf. Winers Grammar, p. 23; § 38,1), to make to abound, i. e.
a. to furnish one richly so that he has abundance: passive, Matthew 13:12; Matthew 25:29; with the genitive of the thing with which one is furnished, passive, Luke 15:17 WH Tr text; τί εἰς τινα, to make a thing to abound unto one, to confer a thing abundantly upon one, 2 Corinthians 9:8; Ephesians 1:8.
b. to make abundant or excellent: τί, 2 Corinthians 4:15; to cause one to excel: τινα, with a dative of the thing, 1 Thessalonians 3:12. (τάς ὥρας, to extend the hours beyond the prescribed time, Athen. 2, p. 42 b.) (Compare: ὑπερπερισσεύω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ecclesiastes
3:19
Matthew
5:20; 13:12; 14:20; 15:37; 25:29
Mark
12:44
Luke
9:17; 12:15; 15:17; 15:17; 15:17; 21:4
John
6:12; 6:13
Acts
16:5; 16:5
Romans
3:7; 5:15
1 Corinthians
8:8; 14:12; 15:13; 15:58
2 Corinthians
1:5; 1:5; 3:9; 4:15; 8:2; 8:7; 9:8; 9:12
Ephesians
1:8
Philippians
1:9; 1:26; 4:12; 4:12; 4:18
Colossians
2:7
1 Thessalonians
3:12; 4:1; 4:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4052 matches the Greek περισσεύω (perisseuō),
which occurs 39 times in 35 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:20 - λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ G4052 ὑμῶν ἡ δικαιοσύνη πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:12 - ὅστις γὰρ ἔχει δοθήσεται αὐτῷ καὶ περισσευθήσεται G4052 ὅστις δὲ οὐκ ἔχει καὶ ὃ ἔχει ἀρθήσεται ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:20 - καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν καὶ ἦραν τὸ περισσεῦον G4052 τῶν κλασμάτων δώδεκα κοφίνους πλήρεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:37 - καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν καὶ τὸ περισσεῦον G4052 τῶν κλασμάτων ἦραν ἑπτὰ σπυρίδας πλήρεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:29 - τῷ γὰρ ἔχοντι παντὶ δοθήσεται καὶ περισσευθήσεται G4052 τοῦ δὲ μὴ ἔχοντος καὶ ὃ ἔχει ἀρθήσεται ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44 - πάντες γὰρ ἐκ τοῦ περισσεύοντος G4052 αὐτοῖς ἔβαλον αὕτη δὲ ἐκ τῆς ὑστερήσεως αὐτῆς πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν ἔβαλεν ὅλον τὸν βίον αὐτῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:17 - καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν πάντες καὶ ἤρθη τὸ περισσεῦσαν G4052 αὐτοῖς κλασμάτων κόφινοι δώδεκα

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:15 - εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς ὁρᾶτε καὶ φυλάσσεσθε ἀπὸ πάσης πλεονεξίας ὅτι οὐκ ἐν τῷ περισσεύειν G4052 τινὶ ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:17 - εἰς ἑαυτὸν δὲ ἐλθὼν ἔφη πόσοι μίσθιοι τοῦ πατρός μου περισσεύονται G4052 ἄρτων ἐγὼ δὲ λιμῷ ὧδε ἀπόλλυμαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:4 - πάντες γὰρ οὗτοι ἐκ τοῦ περισσεύοντος G4052 αὐτοῖς ἔβαλον εἰς τὰ δῶρα αὕτη δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὑστερήματος αὐτῆς πάντα τὸν βίον ὃν εἶχεν ἔβαλεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:12 - ὡς δὲ ἐνεπλήσθησαν λέγει τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ συναγάγετε τὰ περισσεύσαντα G4052 κλάσματα ἵνα μή τι ἀπόληται

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:13 - συνήγαγον οὖν καὶ ἐγέμισαν δώδεκα κοφίνους κλασμάτων ἐκ τῶν πέντε ἄρτων τῶν κριθίνων ἃ ἐπερίσσευσαν G4052 τοῖς βεβρωκόσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:5 - αἱ μὲν οὖν ἐκκλησίαι ἐστερεοῦντο τῇ πίστει καὶ ἐπερίσσευον G4052 τῷ ἀριθμῷ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:7 - εἰ δὲ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν G4052 εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ τί ἔτι κἀγὼ ὡς ἁμαρτωλὸς κρίνομαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:15 - ἀλλ᾽ οὐχ ὡς τὸ παράπτωμα οὕτως καὶ τὸ χάρισμα εἰ γὰρ τῷ τοῦ ἑνὸς παραπτώματι οἱ πολλοὶ ἀπέθανον πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἡ χάρις τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἡ δωρεὰ ἐν χάριτι τῇ τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς τοὺς πολλοὺς ἐπερίσσευσεν G4052

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:13 - ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς ἐλπίδος πληρώσαι ὑμᾶς πάσης χαρᾶς καὶ εἰρήνης ἐν τῷ πιστεύειν εἰς τὸ περισσεύειν G4052 ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἐλπίδι ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος ἁγίου

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:8 - βρῶμα δὲ ἡμᾶς οὐ παραστήσει τῷ θεῷ οὔτε ἐὰν μὴ φάγωμεν ὑστερούμεθα οὔτε ἐὰν φάγωμεν περισσεύομεν G4052

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:12 - οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπεὶ ζηλωταί ἐστε πνευμάτων πρὸς τὴν οἰκοδομὴν τῆς ἐκκλησίας ζητεῖτε ἵνα περισσεύητε G4052

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:58

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:58 - ὥστε ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί ἑδραῖοι γίνεσθε ἀμετακίνητοι περισσεύοντες G4052 ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ τοῦ κυρίου πάντοτε εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ κόπος ὑμῶν οὐκ ἔστιν κενὸς ἐν κυρίῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:5 - ὅτι καθὼς περισσεύει G4052 τὰ παθήματα τοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ἡμᾶς οὕτως διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ περισσεύει G4052 καὶ ἡ παράκλησις ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:9 - εἰ γὰρ τῇ διακονίᾳ τῆς κατακρίσεως δόξα πολλῷ μᾶλλον περισσεύει G4052 ἡ διακονία τῆς δικαιοσύνης δόξῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15 - τὰ γὰρ πάντα δι᾽ ὑμᾶς ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσασα διὰ τῶν πλειόνων τὴν εὐχαριστίαν περισσεύσῃ G4052 εἰς τὴν δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:2 - ὅτι ἐν πολλῇ δοκιμῇ θλίψεως ἡ περισσεία τῆς χαρᾶς αὐτῶν καὶ ἡ κατὰ βάθους πτωχεία αὐτῶν ἐπερίσσευσεν G4052 εἰς τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς ἁπλότητος αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:7 - ἀλλ᾽ ὥσπερ ἐν παντὶ περισσεύετε G4052 πίστει καὶ λόγῳ καὶ γνώσει καὶ πάσῃ σπουδῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐν ὑμῖν ἀγάπῃ ἵνα καὶ ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ χάριτι περισσεύητε G4052

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:8 - δυνατεῖ δὲ ὁ θεὸς πᾶσαν χάριν περισσεῦσαι G4052 εἰς ὑμᾶς ἵνα ἐν παντὶ πάντοτε πᾶσαν αὐτάρκειαν ἔχοντες περισσεύητε G4052 εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθόν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:12 - ὅτι ἡ διακονία τῆς λειτουργίας ταύτης οὐ μόνον ἐστὶν προσαναπληροῦσα τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν ἁγίων ἀλλὰ καὶ περισσεύουσα G4052 διὰ πολλῶν εὐχαριστιῶν τῷ θεῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:8 - ἧς ἐπερίσσευσεν G4052 εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ φρονήσει

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:9 - καὶ τοῦτο προσεύχομαι ἵνα ἡ ἀγάπη ὑμῶν ἔτι μᾶλλον καὶ μᾶλλον περισσεύῃ G4052 ἐν ἐπιγνώσει καὶ πάσῃ αἰσθήσει

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:26 - ἵνα τὸ καύχημα ὑμῶν περισσεύῃ G4052 ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐν ἐμοὶ διὰ τῆς ἐμῆς παρουσίας πάλιν πρὸς ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:12 - οἶδα καὶ ταπεινοῦσθαι οἶδα καὶ περισσεύειν G4052 ἐν παντὶ καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν μεμύημαι καὶ χορτάζεσθαι καὶ πεινᾶν καὶ περισσεύειν G4052 καὶ ὑστερεῖσθαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18 - ἀπέχω δὲ πάντα καὶ περισσεύω G4052 πεπλήρωμαι δεξάμενος παρὰ Ἐπαφροδίτου τὰ παρ᾽ ὑμῶν ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας θυσίαν δεκτήν εὐάρεστον τῷ θεῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:7 - ἐρριζωμένοι καὶ ἐποικοδομούμενοι ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ βεβαιούμενοι τῇ πίστει καθὼς ἐδιδάχθητε περισσεύοντες G4052 ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:12 - ὑμᾶς δὲ ὁ κύριος πλεονάσαι καὶ περισσεύσαι G4052 τῇ ἀγάπῃ εἰς ἀλλήλους καὶ εἰς πάντας καθάπερ καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1 - λοιπὸν οὖν ἀδελφοί ἐρωτῶμεν ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ ἵνα καθὼς παρελάβετε παρ᾽ ἡμῶν τὸ πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν καὶ ἀρέσκειν θεῷ καθὼς καὶ περιπατεῖτε ἵνα περισσεύητε G4052 μᾶλλον

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:10 - καὶ γὰρ ποιεῖτε αὐτὸ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς τοὺς ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀδελφοί περισσεύειν G4052 μᾶλλον
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