περισσός,
περισσή,
περισσόν (from
περί, which see III. 2), from
Hesiod down, the
Sept. for
יותֵר,
יֶתֶר, etc.;
exceeding some number or measure or rank or need;
1. over and above, more than is necessary, superadded:
τό περισσόν τούτων, what is added to (
A. V. more than; cf.
Buttmann, § 132, 21 Rem.) these,
Matthew 5:37;
ἐκ περισσοῦ, exceedingly, beyond measure,
Mark 6:51 (
WH omits;
Tr brackets
ἐκ περισσοῦ);
Mark 14:31 Rec.;
ὑπέρ ἐκ περισσοῦ (written as one word
ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ (which see)),
exceeding abundantly, supremely, Ephesians 3:20 (cf.
Buttmann, as above);
1 Thessalonians 3:10;
1 Thessalonians 5:13 (
R G WH text);
περισσόν μοι ἐστιν, it is superfluous for me,
2 Corinthians 9:1;
περισσόν ἔχειν, to have abundance,
John 10:10 (
οἱ μέν...
περισσά ἔχουσιν,
οἱ δέ οὐδέ τά ἀναγκαῖά δύνανται πορίζεσθαι,
Xenophon, oec. 20, 1); neuter comparitive
περισσότερον τί,
something further, more, Luke 12:4 (
L Tr marginal reading
περισσόν);
περισσότερον,
the more, Luke 12:48; (
περισσότερον πάντων, etc.
much more than all etc.
Mark 12:33 T Tr text
WH); adverbially,
somewhat more (
R. V. somewhat abundantly),
2 Corinthians 10:8; (
Vulg.abundantius (
A. V. more abundantly)) i. e.
more plainly, Hebrews 6:17;
μᾶλλον περισσότερον,
much more, Mark 7:36;
περισσότερον πάντων, more (abundantly) than all,
1 Corinthians 15:10; with an adjective it forms a periphrasis for the comparitive
περισσότερον κατάδηλόν, more (abundantly) evident,
Hebrews 7:15 (cf.
Winer's Grammar, § 35, 1).
2. superior, extraordinary, surpassing, uncommon:
Matthew 5:47 (
A. V. more than others);
τό περισσόν, as a substantive,
pre-eminence, superiority, advantage, Romans 3:1; comparitive
περισσότερος,
more eminent, more remarkable (
οὐκ ἔσῃ περισσότερος,
Genesis 49:3 Symm.;
περιττοτερος φρονήσει,
Plutarch, mor., p. 57 f. de adulatore etc. 14):
Matthew 11:9;
Luke 7:26, although in each passage
περισσότερον can also be taken as neuter (something)
more excellent (
Vulg.plus (
R. V. much more than etc.)); with substantives:
περισσότερον κρίμα, i. e. a severer, heavier judgment, Matthew 23:14-13
Rec.;
Mark 12:40;
Luke 20:47;
τιμή, greater honor, more (abundant) honor,
1 Corinthians 12:23{a} (
1 Corinthians 12:24;
εὐσχημοσύνη,
1 Corinthians 12:23b);
λύπη,
2 Corinthians 2:7.
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