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Koine Greek wordlink #33207

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

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

The word form ‘περισσότερον’ (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 περισσότερον (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 12

OET-LV: 9 but why you _all _came _out? To _see a_prophet? Yes, I _am _saying to _you _all, and more _important than a_prophet. (MAT_11:9)

OET-RV: 9 So why did you go out there? To see a prophet? Yes, I’m telling you that he is a prophet, and even more important than the prophets. (MAT 11:9)

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

OET-LV: 26 But what you _all _came _out to _see? A_prophet? Yes, I _am _saying to _you _all, and more _important than a_prophet. (LUK_7:26)

OET-RV: 26 So what was it that you went out to see? A prophet? Yes, I’ll tell you that he is more important than any old prophet. (LUK 7:26)

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