adverb
perissoterōs
Strong’sG4056
all the more, more abundantly
stem perissoterō-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
περισσοτέρως means to a greater degree, all the more, more abundantly 4. It is a comparative adverb describing something felt, done, or experienced with greater intensity or extent than otherwise, or beyond what others do 32. LSJ's related comparative forms show the same idea applied to being far above others in some respect, or to doing something more lavishly, remarkably, or earnestly than usual 3. Strong's likewise gives renderings such as more exceedingly, much more, more frequent, the more earnest, and the rather 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Biblang's gloss. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Strong’s G4056 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidper-is-sot-er'-oce
more superabundantly
Fromadverb from G4055;
King Jamesmore abundant(-ly), X the more earnest, (more) exceedingly, more frequent, much more, the rather.
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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Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
perissoterōs12×
2 Corinthians 1:12… charita theou, anastrefina en to kosmo, perissoterōs de pros vin;… conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the …
2 Corinthians 2:4“abundant”… tan agapan hina gnōskaveia han echamō perissoterōs eis vin.… you but to let you know how much I love you.
2 Corinthians 7:13“still”… parakalonē. Epi de ta paraklēsia nu perissoterōs mallon chairina epi ta chara Titou, …… addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his …
2 Corinthians 7:15kai teim splanchneim autou perissoterōs eis vin atō anamimnēskorōntou tan pantoiu …… his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were …
2 Corinthians 11:23“far greater”… parafronarōntos lalamō, huper mis; en kopoi perissoterōs, en fulakai perissoterōs, en plēgai huperballontōs, …… my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent …
2 Corinthians 11:23“far more”… mis; en kopoi perissoterōs, en fulakai perissoterōs, en plēgai huperballontōs, en thanatoi pollakis;… my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
2 Corinthians 12:15… ekdapanimi huper taiu psuchaiu vu. ei perissoterōs vin agaparōntos, hēssōnem agapomō?… and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
Galatians 1:14… polloin sunēlikiōtoin en te gene mu, perissoterōs zēlōtos huparcharōntos taiu patrikaiu mu paradosiaiu.… many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my …
Philippians 1:14… en kurio peitharēntoin toi desmoi mu perissoterōs tolmarō afobōs ton logon lalarō.… Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without …
1 Thessalonians 2:17… pros kairon hōrau, prosōpe ouk kardia, perissoterōs spoudazana tem prosōpem vu horara en …… see you face to face was even more intense.
Hebrews 2:1“all the more”Dia houtem datō perissoterōs prosecharō nin tei akouirantei, mēpote pararraneia.We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
Hebrews 13:19“all the more”perissoterōs de parakalamō houtem poiara hina tachiem …And I especially urge you to …