What does περίσσευμα (perísseuma) mean in the Bible?
περίσσευμα (perísseuma) is a Greek word meaning "a surplus, or superabundance".
Greek · G4051
περίσσευμα
A surplus, or superabundance
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περίσσευμα G4051
Pronunciation perísseuma
What does περίσσευμα (perísseuma) mean in the Bible?
περίσσευμα (perísseuma) is a Greek word meaning "a surplus, or superabundance".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4051?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include surplus (2), overflow (1), that were left over (1), the overflow (1).
Where does περίσσευμα (perísseuma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:34. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It surplus 2× 2 Corinthians 8:14
overflow 1× Matthew 12:34
that were left over 1× Mark 8:8
the overflow 1× Luke 6:45
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 12:34 περισσεύματος to overflow Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Mark 8:8 περισσεύματα to that were left over Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Luke 6:45 περισσεύματος to the overflow Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 2 Corinthians 8:14 περίσσευμα to surplus Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 2 Corinthians 8:14 περίσσευμα to surplus Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:34
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 2 Corinthians 2
Source forms
περίσσευμα 2x perisseuma 2 Corinthians 8:14
περισσεύματος 2x perisseumatos Matthew 12:34, Luke 6:45
περισσεύματα 1x perisseumata Mark 8:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 2x Matthew 12:34, Luke 6:45
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 2x 2 Corinthians 8:14
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Mark 8:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a surplus, or superabundance
Strong's G4051
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a surplus, or superabundance
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(περισσεύω) [in LXX: Ecc.2:15 * ;] that which is over and above, superfluity, abundance: opposite to ὑστέρημα (which see), 2Co.8:13-14; pl., Mrk.8:8; metaphorically, π. τ. καρδίας, Mat.12:34, Luk.6:45 (cf. Ec, l.with; Plut., al.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:34 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
περισσεύματος perisseumatov
abundance
Read verse Mark 8:8 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
περισσεύματα perisseumata
abundance
Read verse Luke 6:45 Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
περισσεύματος perisseumatov
abundance
Read verse 2 Corinthians 8:14 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
περίσσευμα perisseuma
abundance
Read verse 2 Corinthians 8:14 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
περίσσευμα perisseuma
abundance
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Genitive (2) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 2 Cor 8:14 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 12:34 · Luke 6:45 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Mark 8:8 1×
Word Origins
περίσσευμα is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain