Help QuickNav Adv. Options
BBE

BBE

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G4052 - perisseuō

Aa
περισσεύω
Transliteration
perisseuō (Key)
Pronunciation
per-is-syoo'-o
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
39x in 21 unique form(s) TR
39x in 20 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 2 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:58,828

Strong’s Definitions

περισσεύω perisseúō, per-is-syoo'-o; from G4053; to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel:—(make, more) abound, (have, have more) abundance (be more) abundant, be the better, enough and to spare, exceed, excel, increase, be left, redound, remain (over and above).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's G4052 in the following manner: abound (17x), abundance (3x), remain (3x), exceed (2x), increase (2x), be left (1x), redound (1x), miscellaneous (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's G4052 in the following manner: abound (17x), abundance (3x), remain (3x), exceed (2x), increase (2x), be left (1x), redound (1x), miscellaneous (10x).

  1. to exceed a fixed number of measure, to be left over and above a certain number or measure

    1. to be over, to remain

    2. to exist or be at hand in abundance

      1. to be great (abundant)

      2. a thing which comes in abundance, or overflows unto one, something falls to the lot of one in large measure

      3. to redound unto, turn out abundantly for, a thing

    3. to abound, overflow

      1. to be abundantly furnished with, to have in abundance, abound in (a thing), to be in affluence

      2. to be pre-eminent, to excel

      3. to excel more than, exceed

  2. to make to abound

    1. to furnish one richly so that he has abundance

    2. to make abundant or excellent

      "Abounding" is used of a flower going from a bud to full bloom.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
περισσεύω perisseúō, per-is-syoo'-o; from G4053; to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel:—(make, more) abound, (have, have more) abundance (be more) abundant, be the better, enough and to spare, exceed, excel, increase, be left, redound, remain (over and above).
STRONGS G4052:
περισσεύω; imperfect ἐπερίσσευον (Acts 16:5); future infinitive περισσεύσειν (Philippians 4:12 Rec.bez); 1 aorist ἐπερίσσευσα; passive, present περισσεύομαι (Luke 15:17, see below); 1 future 3 person singular περισσευθήσεται; (περισσός, which see);
1. intransitive and properly, to exceed a fixed number or measure; to be over and above a certain number or measure: μύριοι εἰσιν ἀριθμόν... εἷς δέ περισσεύει, Hesiod from 14, 4 (clxix. (187), edition Göttling); hence,
a. to be over, to remain: John 6:12; τό περισσεῦον τῶν κλασμάτων, equivalent to τά περισσευοντα κλάσματα, Matthew 14:20; Matthew 15:37; περισσεύει μοι τί, John 6:13 (Tobit 4:16); τό περισσεῦσαν τίνι, what remained over to one, Luke 9:17.
b. to exist or be at hand in abundance: τίνι, Luke 12:15; τό περισσεῦον τίνι, one's abundance, wealth ((R. V. superfluity); opposed to ὑστέρησις), Mark 12:44; opposed to ὑστέρημα, Luke 21:4: to be great (abundant), 2 Corinthians 1:5b; 2 Corinthians 9:12; Philippians 1:26; περισσεύει τί εἰς τινα, "a thing comes in abundance, or overflows, unto one; something falls to the lot of one in large measure": Romans 5:15; 2 Corinthians 1:5a; περισσεύω εἰς τί, to redound unto, turn out abundantly for, a thing, 2 Corinthians 8:2; ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τήν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, i. e. by my lie it came to pass that God's veracity became the more conspicuous, and becoming thus more thoroughly known increased his glory, Romans 3:7; to be increased, τῷ ἀριθμῷ, Acts 16:5.
c. to abound, overflow, i. e.
α. to be abundantly furnished with, to have in abundance, abound in (a thing): absolutely (A. V. to abound), to be in affluence, Philippians 4:18; opposed to ὑστερεῖσθαι; Philippians 4:12; in spiritual gifts, 1 Corinthians 14:12; with a genitive of the thing in which one abounds (Winers Grammar, § 30, 8b.; (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 12)): ἄρτων, Luke 15:17 R G L T Tr marginal reading
β. to be pre-eminent, to excel (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 22): absolutely, 1 Corinthians 8:8; followed by ἐν with a dative of the virtues or the actions in which one excels (Buttmann, § 132, 12), 1 Corinthians 15:13; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Corinthians 3:9 (here L T Tr WH omit ἐν); 2 Corinthians 8:7; Colossians 2:7; περισσεύητε μᾶλλον, to excel still more, to increase in excellence, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 10; μᾶλλον καί μᾶλλον περισσεύῃ, Philippians 1:9; περισσεύσῃ... πλεῖον, to excel more than (A. V. exceed; cf. Buttmann, § 132, 20 and 22), Matthew 5:20, (περισσεύειν ὑπέρ τινα, 1 Macc. 3:30; τί ἐπερίσσευσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος παρά τό κτῆνος; Ecclesiastes 3:19).
2. by later Greek usage transitively (cf. Winers Grammar, p. 23; § 38,1), to make to abound, i. e.
a. to furnish one richly so that he has abundance: passive, Matthew 13:12; Matthew 25:29; with the genitive of the thing with which one is furnished, passive, Luke 15:17 WH Tr text; τί εἰς τινα, to make a thing to abound unto one, to confer a thing abundantly upon one, 2 Corinthians 9:8; Ephesians 1:8.
b. to make abundant or excellent: τί, 2 Corinthians 4:15; to cause one to excel: τινα, with a dative of the thing, 1 Thessalonians 3:12. (τάς ὥρας, to extend the hours beyond the prescribed time, Athen. 2, p. 42 b.) (Compare: ὑπερπερισσεύω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ecclesiastes
3:19
Matthew
5:20; 13:12; 14:20; 15:37; 25:29
Mark
12:44
Luke
9:17; 12:15; 15:17; 15:17; 15:17; 21:4
John
6:12; 6:13
Acts
16:5; 16:5
Romans
3:7; 5:15
1 Corinthians
8:8; 14:12; 15:13; 15:58
2 Corinthians
1:5; 1:5; 3:9; 4:15; 8:2; 8:7; 9:8; 9:12
Ephesians
1:8
Philippians
1:9; 1:26; 4:12; 4:12; 4:18
Colossians
2:7
1 Thessalonians
3:12; 4:1; 4:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4052 matches the Greek περισσεύω (perisseuō),
which occurs 39 times in 35 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:20 - For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:12 - Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:20 - And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:37 - And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:29 - For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:44 - Because they all put in something out of what they had no need for; but she out of her need put in all she had, even all her living.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:17 - And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:15 - And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:17 - But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:4 - For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:12 - And when they had had enough, Jesus said to his disciples, Take up the broken bits which are over, so that nothing may be wasted.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:13 - So they took them up: twelve baskets full of broken bits of the five cakes which were over after the people had had enough.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:5 - So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:7 - But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:15 - But the free giving of God is not like the wrongdoing of man. For if, by the wrongdoing of one man death came to numbers of men, much more did the grace of God, and the free giving by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, come to men.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:13 - Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:8 - But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:12 - So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:58

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:58 - For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:5 - For as we undergo more of the pain which Christ underwent, so through Christ does our comfort become greater.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:9 - For if the operation of the law, producing punishment, had its glory, how much greater will be the operation of the Spirit causing righteousness?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:15 - For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:2 - How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:7 - And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:8 - And God is able to give you all grace in full measure; so that ever having enough of all things, you may be full of every good work:

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:12 - For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:8 - Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:9 - And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:26 - So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:12 - It is the same to me if I am looked down on or honoured; everywhere and in all things I have the secret of how to be full and how to go without food; how to have wealth and how to be in need.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:18 - I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:7 - Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:12 - And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:1 - And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:10 - And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
BBE
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
BBE
Daily Devotionals

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan