Gloss
to have abundance, more than enough, overflow, to have an excessive amount of something, ranging from moderate excess to a very great degree of excess
Forms of the word
Dictionary
περισσεύω
Greek transliteration
perisseuō
Simplified transliteration
perisseuo
Principal Parts
(ἐπερίσσευον), περισσεύσω, ἐπερίσσευσα, -, -, ἐπερισσεύθην
Numbers
Strong's number
4052
GK Number
4355
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
39
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1a(6)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for περισσεύω
| Matthew 5:20 | For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds (perisseusē | περισσεύσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 13:12 | For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance (perisseuthēsetai | περισσευθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg); but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. |
| Matthew 14:20 | And they all ate and were filled; and they picked up what remained (perisseuon | περισσεῦον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut) of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. |
| Matthew 15:37 | And they all ate and were filled; and they picked up what was left (perisseuon | περισσεῦον | pres act ptcp acc sg neut) over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full. |
| Matthew 25:29 | For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance (perisseuthēsetai | περισσευθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg); but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken from him. |
| Mark 12:44 | For they all put in from their abundance (perisseuontos | περισσεύοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg neut), but she from her need has put in everything she had — all she had to live on.” |
| Luke 9:17 | They ate and all were satisfied. What was (perisseusan | περισσεῦσαν | aor act ptcp nom sg neut) left (perisseusan | περισσεῦσαν | aor act ptcp nom sg neut) over (perisseusan | περισσεῦσαν | aor act ptcp nom sg neut) was gathered up by them, twelve baskets of broken pieces. |
| Luke 12:15 | And he said to them, “Watch out and be on guard against all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance (perisseuein | περισσεύειν | pres act inf ) of his possessions.” |
| Luke 15:17 | “Coming to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more (perisseuontai | περισσεύονται | pres mid ind 3 pl) than enough bread, but here I am, dying from hunger! |
| Luke 21:4 | For they all, out of their excess (perisseuontos | περισσεύοντος | pres act ptcp gen sg neut), put in their gifts, but she, out of her need, put in everything she had to live on.” |
| John 6:12 | And when the people had eaten their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the leftover (perisseusanta | περισσεύσαντα | aor act ptcp acc pl neut) pieces, so that nothing will go to waste.” |
| John 6:13 | So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces of the five barley loaves left (eperisseusan | ἐπερίσσευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) over by those who had eaten. |
| Acts 16:5 | So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased (eperisseuon | ἐπερίσσευον | imperf act ind 3 pl) in number daily. |
| Romans 3:7 | But if by my lie God’s truthfulness abounds (eperisseusen | ἐπερίσσευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? |
| Romans 5:15 | But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if the many died through the transgression of the one, much more did (eperisseusen | ἐπερίσσευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the grace of God and the gift that came by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ overflow (eperisseusen | ἐπερίσσευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to the many. |
| Romans 15:13 | Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound (perisseuein | περισσεύειν | pres act inf ) in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| 1 Corinthians 8:8 | Food does not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better (perisseuomen | περισσεύομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) if we do. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:12 | So it is with you. Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, seek to excel (perisseuēte | περισσεύητε | pres act subj 2 pl) for the edification of the church. |
| 1 Corinthians 15:58 | So then, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding (perisseuontes | περισσεύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:5 | For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow (perisseuei | περισσεύει | pres act ind 3 sg) to us, so also does (perisseuei | περισσεύει | pres act ind 3 sg) the encouragement we receive through Christ overflow (perisseuei | περισσεύει | pres act ind 3 sg). |
| 2 Corinthians 3:9 | For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, how much more will the ministry of righteousness exceed (perisseuei | περισσεύει | pres act ind 3 sg) it in glory! |
| 2 Corinthians 4:15 | For all these things are for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people, it (perisseusē | περισσεύσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) may (perisseusē | περισσεύσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) increase (perisseusē | περισσεύσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) thanksgiving to the glory of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:2 | how that in a severe test of affliction, the fullness of their joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed (eperisseusen | ἐπερίσσευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) in the richness of their generosity. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:7 | But as you (perisseuete | περισσεύετε | pres act ind 2 pl) excel (perisseuete | περισσεύετε | pres act ind 2 pl) in everything — in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all eagerness, and in the love we have aroused in you — make sure that you (perisseuēte | περισσεύητε | pres act subj 2 pl) excel (perisseuēte | περισσεύητε | pres act subj 2 pl) in this act of kindness. |
| 2 Corinthians 9:8 | And God is able to (perisseusai | περισσεῦσαι | aor act inf ) make (perisseusai | περισσεῦσαι | aor act inf ) all grace overflow (perisseusai | περισσεῦσαι | aor act inf ) to you, so that, in all things and at all times, having all you need, you may overflow (perisseuēte | περισσεύητε | pres act subj 2 pl) in every kind of good work. |
