Greek word study

περισσεύωperisseúō I exceed, am left over

(a) intrans: I exceed the ordinary (the necessary), abound, overflow; am left over, (b) trans: I cause to abound.

Translated in the King James as: (make, more) abound, (have, have more) abundance (be more) abundant, be the better, enough and to spare, exceed, excel, increase, be left, redound, remain (over and above)

Appears 39 times in Scripture

Origin: from G4053 (περισσός);

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Where it appears

Matthew 5×
Matt 5:20Matt 13:12Matt 14:20Matt 15:37Matt 25:29
Mark 1×
Mark 12:44
Luke 4×
Luke 9:17Luke 12:15Luke 15:17Luke 21:4
John 2×
John 6:12John 6:13
Acts 1×
Acts 16:5
Romans 3×
Rom 3:7Rom 5:15Rom 15:13
1 Corinthians 3×
1 Cor 8:81 Cor 14:121 Cor 15:58
2 Corinthians 10×
2 Cor 1:52 Cor 3:92 Cor 4:152 Cor 8:22 Cor 8:72 Cor 9:82 Cor 9:12+ 3 more in 2 Corinthians
Ephesians 1×
Eph 1:8
Philippians 5×
Phil 1:9Phil 1:26Phil 4:12Phil 4:18+ 1 more in Philippians
Colossians 1×
Col 2:7
1 Thessalonians 3×
1 Thess 3:121 Thess 4:11 Thess 4:10

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