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Lexicon :: Strong's G4050 - perisseia

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περισσεία
Transliteration
perisseia (Key)
Pronunciation
per-is-si'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s) TR
4x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
12x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:63,828

Strong’s Definitions

περισσεία perisseía, per-is-si'-ah; from G4052; surplusage, i.e. superabundance:—abundance(-ant, (-ly)), superfluity.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4050 in the following manner: abundance (2x), abundantly (1x), superfluity (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4050 in the following manner: abundance (2x), abundantly (1x), superfluity (1x).

  1. abundance, superabundantly, superfluously

  2. superiority, preference, pre-eminence

  3. gain, profit

  4. residue, remains: the wickedness remaining over in a Christian from his state prior to conversion

    This word was used by the Greeks when they wanted to describe the excess wax in one's ears.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
περισσεία perisseía, per-is-si'-ah; from G4052; surplusage, i.e. superabundance:—abundance(-ant, (-ly)), superfluity.
STRONGS G4050:
περισσεία, περισσειας, ἡ (περισσεύω, which see);
1. abundance: τῆς χάριτος, Romans 5:17; τῆς χαρᾶς, 2 Corinthians 8:2; εἰς περισσείαν, adverbially, superabundantly, superfluously, (A. V. out of measure), 2 Corinthians 10:15 (Boeckh, Corpus inscriptions i., p. 668, no. 1378, 6; Byzantine writings).
2. superiority; preference, preeminence: יותֵר, Ecclesiastes 6:8; for יִתְרון, Ecclesiastes 2:13; Ecclesiastes 10:10.
3. gain, profit: for יִתְרון, Ecclesiastes 1:3; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ecclesiastes 3:9, etc.
4. residue, remains: κακίας, the wickedness remaining over in the Christian from his state prior to conversion, James 1:21, see περίσσευμα, 2; (others adhere in this passive to the meaning which the word bears elsewhere in the N. T. viz. 'excess','superabundance,' (A. V. superfluity)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ecclesiastes
1:3; 2:11; 2:13; 3:9; 6:8; 10:10
Romans
5:17
2 Corinthians
8:2; 10:15
James
1:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4050 matches the Greek περισσεία (perisseia),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the TR Greek.

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