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perissos G4053

περισσός (perissos) means “excessive” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

περισσός Greek · G4053 6 tagged occurrences in 6 verses

Pronunciation guide: per-is-sos' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4053

περισσός · perissos · excessive

περισσός, -ή, -όν [in LXX for יֶתֶר and cogn. forms ;] 1. more than sufficient, over and above, abundant: Jhn.10:10, 2Co.9:1; with genitive (a popular substitute for πλειών, Bl., § 11, 3.4), Mat.5:37; id. with ellips. genitive, Mat.5:47 (EV, more than others; but see infr.); εκ περισσοῦ, Mrk.6:51, Rec., T. (on ὑπὲρ ὲκ π., see: ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ). Compar. neut., -ότερον: Luk.12:4, 48; with genitive, Mrk.12:33; adverbially (cf. περισσῶς), more abund­antly, 2Co.10:8, Heb.6:17 7:15; with genitive, π. πάντων, 1Co.15:10; pleonast., μᾶλλον π., Mrk.7:36. 2. out of the common, pre-eminent, superior: Mat.5:47 (Thayer, see word, but see supr.); τὸ π., as subst., Rom.3:1; compar., -ότερος, with genitive, Mat.11:9, Luk.7:26; with subst., Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47, 1Co.12:23-24, 2Co.2:7.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

more, greater, excessive, abundant, exceedingly, vehemently; noun: preeminence, advantage.

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How translators render G4053

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
more 5
greater 3
advantage 1
even more 1
excessive 1
excessively 1
harder 1
in all its fullness 1
more important 1
more than others 1
no need 1
special 1
the more widely 1
very clear 1
with greater 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
more 3
more abundant 3
more abundantly 3
greater 2
the more 2
a great deal 1
advantage 1
exceeding abundantly 1
exceedingly 1
far more 1
highly 1
measure 1
more than 1
much more than 1
superfluous 1
the greater 1
whatsoever is more than 1
with overmuch 1

Verses containing G4053

Page 1 of 1. 6 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 5:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

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  2. Matthew 5:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?

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  3. Mark 6:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,

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  4. John 10:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

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  5. Romans 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?

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  6. 2 Corinthians 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.

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Sources and text

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