ὑπερπερισσεύω
hyperperisseúō · G5248 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to be more than, to be more abundant
To be more abundant than a given quantity
ExamplesRomans 5:20 The Law came in so that the offense would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
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extreme, extremely, to an extreme degree, to a very great degree
An extraordinary degree, involving a considerable excess over what would be expected
ExamplesRomans 5:20 The Law came in so that the offense would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
2 Corinthians 7:4 My confidence in you is great; my boasting in your behalf is great. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- χάριςgrace, favor, thanks 1
- Not stated: I 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐπίon+ θλῖψιςtribulation, affliction 1
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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Near synonyms 2 words
- ὑπερβαλλόντως hyperballóntōs · G5234 · extreme, extremely, to an extreme degree
- Both terms converge on the notion of extreme degree or superabundance. ὑπερπερισσεύω (hyperperisseúō, G5248) may carry an additional nuance of quantitative excess, while ὑπερβαλλόντως is purely an adverb of manner ("excessively").
- ὑπερπλεονάζω hyperpleonázō · G5250 · to be more than, to be more abundant
- Both express abundance in an intensified or excessive degree, formed with the ὑπερ- prefix to indicate surpassing normal limits. The attestation for both terms is limited (one and two occurrences respectively), so the full range of any register or nuance differences cannot be established from the available evidence, but the shared specific domain and parallel morphological intensification support their treatment as interchangeable expressions of superabundance.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To be more than, to be more abundant59.49
- Romans 5:20 — “The Law came in so that the offense would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.”
- Extreme, extremely, to an extreme degree, to a very great degree78.34
- 2 Corinthians 7:4 — “My confidence in you is great; my boasting in your behalf is great. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.”
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 aorist ὑπερεπερίσσευσα; present passive ὑπερπερισσεύομαι; (Vulg.superabundo); to…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 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
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
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