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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 that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Sofrim and Perushim, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:12 - For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:20 - They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:37 - They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:29 - For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who has not, even that which he has will be taken away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44 - for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:17 - They ate, and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:15 - He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:17 - But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:4 - for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:12 - When they were filled, he said to his talmidim, "Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost."

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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, which were left over by those who had eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:5 - So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:7 - For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:15 - But the free gift isn't like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Yeshua the Messiah, abound 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 shalom in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Ruach HaKodesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:8 - But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don't eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:12 - So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:58

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know 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 as the sufferings of Messiah abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Messiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:9 - For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15 - For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:2 - how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:7 - But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:8 - And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:12 - For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the holy ones, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:8 - which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:9 - This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:26 - that your rejoicing may abound in Messiah Yeshua in me through my presence with you again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:12 - I know how to be humbled, and I know also how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18 - But I have all things, and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:7 - rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:12 - and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1 - Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Yeshua, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:10 - for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
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