What does περισσῶς (perissōs) mean in the Bible?
περισσῶς (perissōs) is a Greek word meaning "superabundantly".
Greek · G4057
περισσῶς
Superabundantly
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περισσῶςG4057
Pronunciationperissōs
What does περισσῶς (perissōs) mean in the Bible?
περισσῶς (perissōs) is a Greek word meaning "superabundantly".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4057?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (4), vvv (3), all the louder (2), more (2), especially (1).
Where does περισσῶς (perissōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (7), Mark (3), Hebrews (2), 1 Thessalonians (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. . .4×Mark 14:31, Acts 26:11, 2 Corinthians 7:13, Hebrews 13:19
vvv3×Mark 10:26, 1 Thessalonians 2:17, Hebrews 2:1
all the louder2×Matthew 27:23, Mark 15:14
more2×2 Corinthians 11:23, 2 Corinthians 12:15
especially1×2 Corinthians 1:12
even greater1×2 Corinthians 7:15
extremely1×Galatians 1:14
harder1×2 Corinthians 11:23
how much1×2 Corinthians 2:4
more greatly1×Philippians 1:14
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:23περισσῶςtoall the louderAdverbMark 10:26περισσῶςtovvvAdverbMark 14:31ἐκπερισσῶςto. . .AdverbMark 15:14περισσῶςtoall the louderAdverbActs 26:11περισσῶςto. . .Adverb2 Corinthians 1:12περισσοτέρωςtoespeciallyAdverb2 Corinthians 2:4περισσοτέρωςtohow muchAdverb2 Corinthians 7:13περισσοτέρωςto. . .Adverb2 Corinthians 7:15περισσοτέρωςtoeven greaterAdverb2 Corinthians 11:23περισσοτέρωςtoharderAdverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 27:23
Aligned rows17
Books represented8
Matthew1Mark3Acts12 Corinthians7Galatians1Philippians11 Thessalonians1Hebrews2
Source forms
περισσοτέρως12xperissoterōs2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Corinthians 7:13, 2 Corinthians 7:15
περισσῶς4xperissōsMatthew 27:23, Mark 10:26, Mark 15:14, Acts 26:11
ἐκπερισσῶς1xekperissōsMark 14:31
Parsing patterns
Adverb17xMatthew 27:23, Mark 10:26, Mark 14:31, Mark 15:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. superabundantly
Strong'sG4057
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances16 timesWord forms1 form4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
superabundantly
Extended definition
:--exceedingly, out of measure, the more.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:23Adverb
περισσῶςperisswv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verseMark 10:26Adverb
περισσῶςperisswv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verseMark 15:14Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verseActs 26:11Adverb
περισσῶςperisswv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse2 Corinthians 1:12Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse2 Corinthians 2:4Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse2 Corinthians 7:13Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse2 Corinthians 7:15Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse2 Corinthians 11:23Adverb
περισσοτέρως,perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse2 Corinthians 11:23Adverb
περισσοτέρως,perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse2 Corinthians 12:15Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verseGalatians 1:14Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read versePhilippians 1:14Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse1 Thessalonians 2:17Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verseHebrews 2:1Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verseHebrews 13:19Adverb
περισσοτέρωςperissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms4
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 27:23 · Mark 10:26 · Mark 15:14 · Acts 26:114×
Word Origins
περισσῶς is built from this root: