More superabundant (in number, degree or character)
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24, where the local argument determines whether the emphasis is doctrinal, ethical, pastoral, or ministry-related. The companion therefore treats More-Abundant as a passage-governed word study rather than a detached lexical slogan.
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24, where the local argument determines whether the emphasis is doctrinal, ethical, pastoral, or ministry-related. The companion therefore treats More-Abundant as a passage-governed word study rather than a detached lexical slogan.
G4055 is connected to 15 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
G4055 is represented in this Pauline-focused companion by the reviewed display gloss "more-abundant." In Paul's letters, the term appears in passages such as 1Cor. 12. 23, 2Cor. 10. 8, 1Cor. 12. 24, where the local argument determines whether the emphasis is doctrinal, ethical, pastoral, or ministry-related. The companion therefore treats More-Abundant as a passage-governed word study rather than a detached lexical slogan.
It gives teachers a compact way to notice the term, compare several Pauline settings, and move toward application only after the immediate context has set the boundary. The aim is disciplined clarity: the Greek term can sharpen reading, but it does not replace the grammar, flow, and theological burden of the passage itself.
G4055 appears in Pauline contexts that require close attention to the passage. This companion uses three local anchors to keep the word more-abundant tied to Paul's argument and pastoral aim.
And the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,
1Cor.12.23 anchors G4055 in a local Pauline context where more-abundant must be read from the argument of the passage rather than from a bare word list.
For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
2Cor.10.8 shows another Pauline setting for the same term, helping teachers compare usage without forcing every occurrence to carry the same emphasis.
Whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
1Cor.12.24 gives a further control text so doctrine and application remain passage-governed and not driven by the gloss alone.
Greek word. Excessive abundance that goes beyond necessity or expectation; surplus to requirement
Excessive abundance that goes beyond necessity or expectation; surplus to requirement
more superabundant rabundant, excess, far fetched, superfluous (in number, degree or character)
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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.
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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Showing 2 selected witnesses from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
περισσότερος is built from this root:
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G4055 helps teachers slow down where English readers may move too quickly. The word can illuminate Paul's reasoning, but only when it is held inside the sentence, paragraph, and letter. Across 1Cor.12.23, 2Cor.10.8, 1Cor.12.24, the pastoral value is not novelty. It is the steady discipline of asking how the word serves Paul's gospel logic, church instruction, moral warning, or ministry encouragement in context.
1Cor.12.23
More-abundant is the reviewed display gloss for G4055. In this Pauline-focused companion, local STEP TAGNT evidence shows about 5 Pauline use(s), with common forms including A-ASF-C 3, A-DSF-C 1, A-ASN-C 1. Treat these form signals as support for reading the passage, not as a replacement for context.
The Pauline use of G4055 should be joined to larger biblical theology only through the cited passages and their own contexts. This keeps more-abundant from becoming a free-floating doctrinal shortcut.
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