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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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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:20 - For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:12 - For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:20 - They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:37 - They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:29 - For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44 - For they all gave out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in what she had to live on, everything she had."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:17 - They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up - twelve baskets of broken pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:15 - Then he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:17 - But when he came to his senses he said, 'How many of my father's hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:4 - For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had to live on."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:12 - When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:13 - So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:5 - So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:7 - For if by my lie the truth of God enhances his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:15 - But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if the many died through the transgression of the one man, how much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:13 - Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:8 - Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:12 - It is the same with you. Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, seek to abound in order to strengthen the church.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:58

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:58 - So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:5 - For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:9 - For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness excel in glory!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15 - For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:2 - that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:7 - But as you excel in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you - make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:8 - And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:12 - because the service of this ministry is not only providing for the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:8 - that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:9 - And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:26 - so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:12 - I have experienced times of need and times of abundance. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of contentment, whether I go satisfied or hungry, have plenty or nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18 - For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent - a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:7 - rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:12 - And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we do for you,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1 - Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God (as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:10 - And indeed you are practicing it toward all the brothers and sisters in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,
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