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Koine Greek wordlink #33525

SR GNT Mark 12:33 περισσότερόν (perissoteron) ‘neighbor as himself more_important is all the’ Strongs=40550 Lemma=perissoteros
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=neuter number=singular

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Only use of identical word form περισσότερόν (S-NNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘περισσότερόν’ (S-NNS) is always and only glossed as ‘more_important’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘perissoteros’ have 4 different glosses: ‘more_abundant’, ‘more_excessive’, ‘more_important’, ‘more_important than’.

Greek words (2) other than περισσότερόν (S-NNS) with a gloss related to ‘more_important’

MAT 11:9 περισσότερον (perissoteron) S-AMS ‘I am saying to you_all and more_important than a prophet’ SR GNT Mat 11:9 word 13

LUKE 7:26 περισσότερον (perissoteron) S-AMS ‘I am saying to you_all and more_important than a prophet’ SR GNT Luke 7:26 word 11

Key: S=substantive adjective AMS=accusative,masculine,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular