UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

περισσεύω

MainId: 003958000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4052

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'It is possible that περισσεύω[e] differs somewhat from πλεονάζω[b] in intensity, implying perhaps an overabundance of something, but it is difficult to confirm such a distinction on the basis of existing texts.'}

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 003958001000000
PartsOfSpeech: verb
RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'περισσεία', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'περίσσευμα', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'περισσός', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'περισσότερος', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'περισσοτέρως', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'περισσῶς', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ὑπερπερισσεύω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ὑπερπερισσῶς', 'Meanings': []}]
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 003958001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 59.52
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Quantity
  LEXSubDomains: Abundance, Excess, Sparing
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-24 14:13:46
    DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:περισσός}[c] ‘abundant,’ {D:59.51}) to be or exist in abundance, with the implication of being considerably more than what would be expected
    Glosses: ['to abound', 'to be in abundance', 'to be a lot of', 'to exist in a large quantity', 'to be left over']
    Comments: In a number of languages it is extremely difficult to find an equivalent of ‘to abound.’ Moreover, it is not at all easy to find an expression of quantity which seems to go satisfactorily with ‘the sufferings of Christ.’ In some languages the closest equivalent of this expression in {S:04700100500028} may be ‘for just as we suffer a great deal, even as Christ suffered.’ It would be wrong, however, to use an expression for ‘suffering’ which would suggest vicarious suffering. |The rendering of περισσεύω in {S:04401600500018} as ‘to grow’ results from the expression τῷ ἀριθμῷ. In a number of languages the equivalent would be ‘the number of people in the churches increased every day’ or ‘how many believers there were was more and more each day.’
  LEXReferences: MARK 12:44, LUKE 12:15, LUKE 21:4, YHN 6:12, YHN 6:13, ACTs 16:5, ROM 3:7, ROM 5:15, 1COR 15:58, 2COR 1:5, 2COR 1:5, 2COR 3:9, 2COR 4:15, 2COR 9:8, 2COR 9:12, PHP 1:26, COL 2:7, 1TH 4:10
2. LEXID: 003958001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 59.54
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Quantity
  LEXSubDomains: Abundance, Excess, Sparing
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-24 14:13:46
    DefinitionShort: to cause something to exist in an abundance
    Glosses: ['to provide in abundance', 'to provide a great deal of', 'to cause to be abundant']
    Comments: In some languages, however, it may be very strange to speak of having or receiving an abundance of grace. The closest equivalent for {S:04900100700004}-{S:04900100800000} may be ‘grace which he caused us to experience abundantly’ or ‘grace which he showed to us in an abundant way.’
  LEXReferences: MAT 13:12, MAT 25:29, 1COR 14:12, 2COR 9:8, EPH 1:8
3. LEXID: 003958001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 57.24
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange
  LEXSubDomains: Have Sufficient
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-24 14:13:46
    DefinitionShort: to have such an abundance as to be more than sufficient
    Glosses: ['to have (much) more than enough', 'to have an overabundance']
  LEXReferences: MAT 14:20, MAT 15:37, LUKE 9:17, LUKE 15:17, ROM 15:13, 1COR 14:12, PHP 4:12, PHP 4:12, PHP 4:18
4. LEXID: 003958001004000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 78.31
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Degree
  LEXSubDomains: More Than, Less Than [Comparative Degree]
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-24 14:13:46
    DefinitionShort: a degree which is considerably in excess of some point on an implied or explicit scale of extent
    Glosses: ['very great', 'excessive', 'extremely', 'emphatic', 'surpassing', 'all the more', 'much greater']
    Comments: In {S:05000100900024} it is clear that μᾶλλον καὶ μᾶλλον (see {D:78.28}) serves to emphasize the degree expressed in περισσεύω. The verb περισσεύητε in {S:05200400100056} may be regarded as a kind of substitute verb referring to περιπατεῖτε and indicating essentially a matter of degree. This is, of course, further reinforced by {L:μᾶλλον} ({D:78.28}).
  LEXReferences: MAT 5:20, 2COR 8:2, 2COR 8:7, 2COR 8:7, PHP 1:9, 1TH 4:1, 1TH 4:10
5. LEXID: 003958001005000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 78.32
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Degree
  LEXSubDomains: More Than, Less Than [Comparative Degree]
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-24 14:13:46
    DefinitionShort: to cause an increase in the degree of some experience or state{N:001}
    Glosses: ['to cause to be intense', 'to cause to be more', 'to cause to grow']
    Comments: It would seem that πλεονάσαι and περισσεύσαι in {S:05200301200014} simply reinforce the meaning of intense degree. It is assumed that these two expressions are not completely synonymous, but it is difficult to determine precisely how they may contrast. It may simply be that περισσεύσαι is somewhat more emphatic.
  LEXReferences: 1TH 3:12
6. LEXID: 003958001006000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 65.47
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Value
  LEXSubDomains: Advantageous, Not Advantageous
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-24 14:13:46
    DefinitionShort: to experience superior benefit or advantage, implying some type of comparison
    Glosses: ['to have a greater benefit', 'to experience a superior advantage']
    Comments: In indicating ‘a superior advantage’ it may be necessary to be quite specific about the basis for the comparison. For example, in {S:04600800800032} it may be necessary to translate as ‘if we do eat, we will be no better off than if we did not eat,’ and in {S:04500300900006} one may translate ‘what then; are we decidedly better off than the others are?’
  LEXReferences: 1COR 8:8