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Strong’s G4053 · Greek

περισσός

perissós · per-is-sos'

Origin from περί (G4012) (in the sense of beyond);

Meaning superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication, excessive; adverbially (with ἐκ (G1537)) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence

In the King James Version exceeding abundantly above, more abundantly, advantage, exceedingly, very highly, beyond measure, more, superfluous, vehement(-ly).

In 19 verses of the King James Version

  1. Matthew 5:37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
  2. Matthew 5:47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
  3. Matthew 11:9But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
  4. Matthew 23:14Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
  5. Mark 6:51And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
  6. Mark 12:40Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
  7. Mark 14:31But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
  8. Luke 7:26But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
  9. Luke 12:4And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
  10. Luke 12:48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
  11. Luke 20:47Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
  12. John 10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
  13. Romans 3:1What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
  14. 1 Corinthians 12:23And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
  15. 1 Corinthians 12:24For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
  16. 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
  17. 2 Corinthians 2:7So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
  18. 2 Corinthians 9:1For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
  19. 2 Corinthians 10:8For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.

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