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Lexicon :: Strong's G4053 - perissos

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περισσός
Transliteration
perissos (Key)
Pronunciation
per-is-sos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From περί (G4012) (in the sense of beyond)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:61,828

Strong’s Definitions

περισσός perissós, per-is-sos'; from G4012 (in the sense of beyond); superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication, excessive; adverbially (with G1537) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence:—exceeding abundantly above, more abundantly, advantage, exceedingly, very highly, beyond measure, more, superfluous, vehement(-ly).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

  1. exceeding some number or measure or rank or need

    1. over and above, more than is necessary, superadded

      1. exceeding abundantly, supremely

      2. something further, more, much more than all, more plainly

    2. superior, extraordinary, surpassing, uncommon

      1. pre-eminence, superiority, advantage, more eminent, more remarkable, more excellent

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
περισσός perissós, per-is-sos'; from G4012 (in the sense of beyond); superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication, excessive; adverbially (with G1537) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence:—exceeding abundantly above, more abundantly, advantage, exceedingly, very highly, beyond measure, more, superfluous, vehement(-ly).
STRONGS G4053:
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 23:14-13Rec.; 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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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
49:3
Matthew
5:37; 5:47; 11:9
Mark
6:51; 7:36; 12:33; 12:40; 14:31
Luke
7:26; 12:4; 12:48; 20:47
John
10:10
Romans
3:1
1 Corinthians
12:23; 12:23; 12:24; 15:10
2 Corinthians
2:7; 9:1; 10:8
Ephesians
3:20
1 Thessalonians
3:10; 5:13
Hebrews
6:17; 7:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4053 matches the Greek περισσός (perissos),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:9 - So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:11 - And the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the multitude, Nebu'zarad'an the captain of the guard carried into exile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:23 - In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to want.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Then I said to myself, "What befalls the fool will befall me also; why then have I been so very wise?" And I said to myself that this also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:11 - The more words, the more vanity, and what is man the better?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - Be not righteous overmuch, and do not make yourself overwise; why should you destroy yourself?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9 - Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging proverbs with great care.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:11 - The sayings of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings which are given by one Shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:15 - "The remainder, five thousand cubits in breadth and twenty-five thousand in length, shall be for ordinary use for the city, for dwellings and for open country. In the midst of it shall be the city;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:18 - The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be ten thousand cubits to the east, and ten thousand to the west, and it shall be alongside the holy portion. Its produce shall be food for the workers of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:21 - "What remains on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince. Extending from the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and westward from the twenty-five thousand cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal portions, it shall belong to the prince. The holy portion with the sanctuary of the temple in its midst,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:23 - "As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:22 - Because the king's order was strict and the furnace very hot, the flame of the fire slew those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed'nego.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:36 - At the same time my reason returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:14 - I have heard of you that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:3 - Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other presidents and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
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