adverb
perissoteron
Strong’sG4054
all the more
stem perissoter-once in the New Testament
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
περισσότερον, -ως, v.s. περισσῶς.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4054 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidper-is-sot'-er-on
in a more superabundant way
Fromneuter of G4055 (as adverb);
King Jamesmore abundantly, a great deal, far more.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect περιττός, ή, όν, (from περί, as ἔπισσαι from ἐπί, μέτασσαι from μετά) beyond the regular number or size, prodigious, δῶρα Refs 8th c.BC+; στάθμα, uncertain meaning, see at {ἕλκω} Refs 5th c.BC+
2 out of the common, extraordinary, strange, ἔ τι περισσὸν εἰδείη if he has any signal knowledge, Refs 6th c.BC+; εἴ τι φρονεῖς καί τι περισσὸν ἔχεις Philisc.Refs 5th c.BC+; ἴδια καὶ π. Refs 4th c.BC+; πρᾶξις π. Refs; τί π. ποιεῖτ; NT+4th c.BC+; συνανθρωπίζον.. πάντων περισσότατον, of the dog, Refs 4th c.BC+; in Literature, striking, τὸ περιττόν, as a quality of οἱ τοῦ Σωκράτους λόγοι, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ σοφὰ καὶ τὰ π. refinements, Refs 4th c.BC+; opposed to κοινὸς καὶ δημώδης, Refs 3rd c.AD+ (but also, elaborate, π. καὶ πεποιημένος Refs; in bad sense, far-fetched, Refs 1st c.BC+
3 of persons, extraordinary, remarkable, especially for great learning, π. ὢν ἀνήρ Refs 5th c.BC+; δυστυχεῖς εἶναι τοὺς π. Refs 4th c.BC+: frequently with the manner added, π. κατὰ φιλοσοφίαν Refs; περὶ τὸν ἄλλον βίον περιττότερος somewhat extravagant or eccentric, Refs; τῇ φύσει π. Refs 1st c.AD+: with infinitive, Refs 1st c.BC+
4 with genitive, περισσὸς ἄλλων πρός τι beyond others in.., Refs 5th c.BC+; θύσει τοῦδε περισσότερα greater things than this, Refs 2nd c.AD+one greater than.., NT
II more than sufficient, superfluous, αἱ π. δαπάναι Refs 5th c.BC+; περιττὸν ἔχειν to have a surplus, Refs; οἱ μὲν.. περιττὰ ἔχουσιν, οἱ δὲ οὐδὲ τὰ ἀναγκαῖα.. Refs more than sufficient, Refs the reserve horse, Refs; π. σκηναί spare tents, Refs their superior numbers, Refs; τὸ π. the surplus, residue, Inscription cited in [same work]Refs the advantage of the Jew, NT; Ἁρπυιῶν τὰ π. their leavings, Refs 1st c.AD+; τὸ π. τῆς ἡμέρας the remainder of the day, Refs 2nd c.AD+; π. γράμματα supplementary provisions in a will, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 in bad sense, superfluous, useless, οὐδέ τι τοῦ παντὸς κενεὸν πέλει οὐδὲ π. Refs 5th c.BC+; μόχθος π. Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 excessive, extravagant, μηχανᾶσθαι περισσά commit extravagances, Refs 5th c.BC+; περισσὰ δρᾶν, πράσσειν, to be over-busy, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. φρονεῖν to be over-wise, Refs 5th c.BC+; μῆκος πολὺ λόγων π. Refs; redundant, overdone, οἱ καρτεροὶ καὶ π. λόγοι Refs; of dress, ἐσθὴς π. NT+1st c.AD+; τοῦ τὰ δέοντ᾽ ἔχειν περιττὰ μισῶ I hate extravagance in comparison with moderation, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.4 of persons, over-wise, over-curious, περισσὸς καὶ φρονῶν μέγα Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ πολυπράγμων καὶ π. Refs 2nd c.BC+; τὴν περὶ τὸ σῶμα θεραπείαν ἀκριβὴς καὶ π. Refs 1st c.AD+; so, of speakers, π. ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Δημοσθένης Refs 4th c.BC+
II.5 as a term of praise, subtle, acute, ἀκριβὴς καὶ π. διάνοια Refs 4th c.BC+
III Arith., ἀριθμὸς π. an odd, uneven number, opposed to ἄρτιος, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ π. καὶ τὸ ἄρτιον the nature of odd and even, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. χῶραι the odd places in a verse, Refs 3rd c.BC+
IV περισσότεροι more in number, extra, Carnead. cited in Refs 2nd c.AD+
V περιττόν, τό, ={στρύχνος μανικός, θρύον}Refs 4th c.BC+
B adverb περισσῶς extraordinarily, exceedingly, θεοσεβέεες π. ἐόντες Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπαινέσεται π. Refs 5th c.BC+; π. παῖδας ἐκδιδάσκεσθαι to have them educated overmuch, Refs; περιττοτέρως τῶν ἄλλων far above all others, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.2 remarkably, περισσότερον τῶν ἄλλων θάψαι τινά more sumptuously, Refs 5th c.BC+; περιττότατα ἔχειν to be most remarkable, Refs 4th c.BC+; περισσότατα ἀνθρώπων θρησκεύειν in the most singular way, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἡδέως καὶ π. in an uncommon manner, Refs 1st c.BC+; εἰπεῖν στρογγύλως καὶ π. Refs; ἰδίως καὶ π. Refs 1st c.AD+; τὰ καινῶς ἱστορούμενα καὶ π. Refs
B.3 abundantly, ἐχέτω π. τῆς κρόκης Refs 4th c.AD+
B.4 with a negative, οὐδὲν περισσὸν τούτων nothing more than or beyond these, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδὲν π. ἢ εἰ.. no otherwise than if.., Refs; περισσόν alone, furthermore, LXX
B.5 τὰ περισσά in vain, Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.II ἐκ περιττοῦ superfluously, uselessly, Refs 5th c.BC+; but ὑπερέχειν ἐκ π. to be far superior, Refs; ἡ κάμινος ἐκαύθη ἐκ π. LXX+2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Mark 7:36… hosem de autoi diastelote, autois mallon perissoteron kērussale.… more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.