adjective
perissem
Greekπερισσός (perissos)
Strong’sG4053
abundant, greater, vehemently, advantage
stem periss-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
περισσός, -ή, -όν,
[in LXX for יֶתֶר and cogn. forms;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4053 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidper-is-sos'
superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication, excessive; adverbially (with G1537) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence
Fromfrom G4012 (in the sense of beyond);
King Jamesexceeding abundantly above, more abundantly, advantage, exceedingly, very highly, beyond measure, more, superfluous, vehement(-ly).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | perissos | perissas | perissem5×περισσὸν | perissois | perissais | perisseim |
| object accusative | perisson | perissan | perissoin | perissain | ||
| direct address vocative | perissor | perissar | perissoir | perissair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | perissou | perissau | perisseu1×περισσοῦ | perissoiu | perissaiu | perisseiu |
| to, for dative | perisso | perissa | perisse | perissoi | perissai | perissei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
periss is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
perissem“more”subject or objectdirect singular5×
Matthew 5:37“more”atōr de tos logos vu nai nai, ou ou; tem de perissem houteiu ek tou ponērou atō.Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.
Romans 3:1“advantage”Tinem oun tem perissem tou Ioudaiou, ē tinas tas ōfeleias tau peritomau?What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
2 Corinthians 9:1“superfluous”Peri men gar tau diakoniau tau eis toin hagioin perissem mi atō tem grafarō vi,Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
Matthew 5:47“more”kai ean aspazeveia toin adelfoin vu monem, tinem perissem poiavō? ouchi kai tois ethnikois tem autem poialō?And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
John 10:10“abundantly”tos kleptos ouk erchetō ei mē hina kleptateia kai thuateia kai apolluateia; mis erchama hina zōan echaleiō kai perissem echaleiō.The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
perisseu“*”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Mark 6:51“*”kai anabainata pros autoin eis tem ploiem, kai kopazata tos anemos. kai liōs ek perisseu en heautoi existanele,Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,