Word

περισσεία

perisseía · G4050 · Greek · 4 occurrences

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Meanings

abundance, a great deal of

(Derivative of περισσεύω ‘to abound,’) That which exists in an abundance

Examples
Romans 5:17 For if by the offense of the one, death reigned through the one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:15 not boasting beyond our measure, that is, in other people’s labors, but with the hope that as your faith grows, we will be, within our domain, enlarged even more by you,
James 1:21 Therefore, ridding yourselves of all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.
very great, excessive, extremely, emphatic, surpassing, all the more, much greater

A degree which is considerably in excess of some point on an implied or explicit scale of extent

Examples
2 Corinthians 8:2 that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality.

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

3 occurrences in 3 groups

κακίαwickedness 1
χαράjoy 1
χάριςgrace, favor, thanks 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

περισσεύωto abound, to be left over 1

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 2 groups

λαμβάνωto receive, to take 1
ἀποτίθημιto put away 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

εἰςto 2

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 1 word

יִתְרוֹן yithrôwn · H3504 · advantage: περισσεία (perisseía, G4050) emphasizes abundance or overflow beyond necessity, while יִתְרוֹן (yithrôwn, H3504) emphasizes profit, gain, or advantage accruing from something—both denote surplus or excess value, though the Greek term more often connotes quantitative superabundance and the Hebrew term more often connotes qualitative benefit or excellence.

Semantic domains 2 entries

Abundance, a great deal of59.53: περισσεία names a large quantity or surplus of something. Paul contrasts the effect of Adam's sin with the greater effect of grace: “those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:17).
Very great, excessive, extremely, emphatic, surpassing, all the more, much greater78.31: The same noun can intensify a comparison to an extreme degree. Paul describes the Macedonian churches' response to affliction: “in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality” (2 Corinthians 8:2, where περισσεία marks the extraordinary, surpassing measure of their joy).

Word family 7 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

περισσός perissós · G4053 · special advantage, of greater benefit, exceptional · 22×περισσεύω perisseúō · G4052 · to abound, to be in abundance, to be a lot of · 39×περισσῶς perissōs · G4057 · very great, excessive, extremely · 16×περίσσευμα perísseuma · G4051 · abundance, a great deal of · 5×περισσείαperisseía · G4050ὑπερπερισσεύω hyperperisseúō · G5248 · to be more than, to be more abundant, extreme · 2×ὑπερπερισσῶς hyperperissōs · G5249 · extreme, extremely, to an extreme degree · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon περισσειας, ἡ (περισσεύω, which see); 1. abundance: τῆς χάριτος, Rom 5:17; τῆς χαρᾶς, 2…

περισσειας, ἡ (περισσεύω, which see);
1. abundance: τῆς χάριτος, Rom 5:17; τῆς χαρᾶς, 2 Cor 8:2; εἰς περισσείαν, adverbially, superabundantly, superfluously, (A. V. out of measure), 2 Cor 10:15 (Boeckh, Corpus inscriptions i., p. 668, no. 1378, 6; Byzantine writings).
2. superiority; preference, preeminence: יותֵר, Eccl 6:8; for יִתְרון, Eccl 2:13; Eccl 10:10.
3. gain, profit: for יִתְרון, Eccl 1:3; Eccl 2:11; Eccl 3:9, etc.
4. residue, remains: κακίας, the wickedness remaining over in the Christian from his state prior to conversion, Jas 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-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Abundance, Excess, Sparing4 occurrences More Than, Less Than [Comparative Degree]1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0