περισσός
perissós · G4053 · Greek · 22 occurrences
Meanings
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special advantage or of greater benefit
Pertaining to causing a decided or distinct advantage
ExamplesRomans 3:1 Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?
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exceptional, outstanding, remarkable or unusual
Pertaining to that which is exceptional in the sense of being more than what is expected
ExamplesMatthew 5:47 “And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same?
1 Corinthians 12:23 and those parts of the body which we consider less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor, and our less presentable parts become much more presentable,
2 Corinthians 10:8 For if I boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be put to shame,
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that which is more than enough, beyond the norm, abundant or superfluous
Pertaining to a quantity so abundant as to be considerably more than one would expect or anticipate
ExamplesMatthew 5:37 “But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin.
John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly.
2 Corinthians 9:1 For it is superfluous for me to write to you about this ministry to the saints;
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unnecessary or not required
Pertaining to being unnecessary in view of being superfluous
Examples2 Corinthians 9:1 For it is superfluous for me to write to you about this ministry to the saints;
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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
ExamplesMatthew 11:9 “But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.
Mark 7:36 And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.
Mark 12:33 and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
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exceedingly, extremely, decidedly or excessively
An idiom, literally from excess, meaning an extremely high point on a scale of extent and implying excess
ExamplesMark 6:51 Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished,
How it’s used In 6 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
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Ἰουδαῖοςa Jew, Jewish 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- τίςwho? what?, why? for what reason? 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ποιέωto do, to make 1
What it is said to bePredicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- πονηρόςevil, wicked, bad 1
- τίςwho? what?, why? for what reason? 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- γράφωto write 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐκfrom 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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Semantic domains 6 entries
- That which is more than, more than enough, beyond the norm, abundantly, superfluous59.51
- περισσός describes something exceeding an ordinary measure or requirement. Jesus instructs His disciples about truthful speech: “make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin” (Matthew 5:37).
- Exceedingly, extremely, decidedly, excessively78.20
- Adverbially, the same word can intensify an action or state to an extreme degree. Mark records the effect of Jesus's charge to silence after a healing: “He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it” (Mark 7:36).
- Exceptional, outstanding, remarkable, unusual58.57
- The word can also describe something that stands out as distinctive or remarkable in kind. Jesus asks the crowd what they had gone out to see of John the Baptist: “A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet” (Matthew 11:9).
- Special advantage, of greater benefit65.46
- The word can describe a superior benefit gained over another. Paul asks rhetorically regarding Jewish privilege under the covenant: “what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?” (Romans 3:1).
- Unnecessary, not required71.40
- In a different context, the word can mark something as unneeded because it is already accounted for. Paul writes to the Corinthians, “For it is superfluous for me to write to you about this ministry to the saints” (2 Corinthians 9:1).
- Very great, excessive, extremely, emphatic, surpassing, all the more, much greater78.31
- The word also functions to mark an especially heightened or surpassing degree in direct comparison. Jesus's teaching on accountability concludes, “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more” (Luke 12:48).
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon περισσή, περισσόν (from περί, which see III. 2), from Hesiod down, the Sept. for יותֵר,…
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, Mt 5:37; ἐκ περισσοῦ, exceedingly, beyond measure, Mk 6:51 (WH omits; Tr brackets ἐκ περισσοῦ); Mk 14:31 Rec.; ὑπέρ ἐκ περισσοῦ (written as one word ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ (which see)), exceeding abundantly, supremely, Eph 3:20 (cf. Buttmann, as above); 1 Thess 3:10; 1 Thess 5:13 (R G WH text); περισσόν μοι ἐστιν, it is superfluous for me, 2 Cor 9:1; περισσόν ἔχειν, to have abundance, Jn 10:10 (οἱ μέν... περισσά ἔχουσιν, οἱ δέ οὐδέ τά ἀναγκαῖά δύνανται πορίζεσθαι, Xenophon, oec. 20, 1); neuter comparitive περισσότερον τί, something further, more, Lk 12:4 (L Tr marginal reading περισσόν); περισσότερον, the more, Lk 12:48; (περισσότερον πάντων, etc. much more than all etc. Mk 12:33 T Tr text WH); adverbially, somewhat more (R. V. somewhat abundantly), 2 Cor 10:8; (Vulg.abundantius (A. V. more abundantly)) i. e. more plainly, Heb 6:17; μᾶλλον περισσότερον, much more, Mk 7:36; περισσότερον πάντων, more (abundantly) than all, 1 Cor 15:10; with an adjective it forms a periphrasis for the comparitive περισσότερον κατάδηλόν, more (abundantly) evident, Heb 7:15 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 35, 1).
2. superior, extraordinary, surpassing, uncommon: Mt 5:47 (A. V. more than others); τό περισσόν, as a substantive, pre-eminence, superiority, advantage, Rom 3:1; comparitive περισσότερος, more eminent, more remarkable (οὐκ ἔσῃ περισσότερος, Gen 49:3 Symm.; περιττοτερος φρονήσει, Plutarch, mor., p. 57 f. de adulatore etc. 14): Mt 11:9; Lk 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.; Mk 12:40; Lk 20:47; τιμή, greater honor, more (abundant) honor, 1 Cor 12:23{a} (1 Cor 12:24; εὐσχημοσύνη, 1 Cor 12:23b); λύπη, 2 Cor 2:7.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 6 entries
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
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