What does περισσῶς (perissōs) mean in the Bible?
περισσῶς (perissōs) is a Greek word meaning "superabundantly".
Greek · G4057
περισσῶς
Superabundantly
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περισσῶς G4057
Pronunciation perissōs
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
vvv 3× Mark 10:26, 1 Thessalonians 2:17, Hebrews 2:1
all the louder 2× Matthew 27:23, Mark 15:14
more 2× 2 Corinthians 11:23, 2 Corinthians 12:15
especially 1× 2 Corinthians 1:12
even greater 1× 2 Corinthians 7:15
extremely 1× Galatians 1:14
harder 1× 2 Corinthians 11:23
how much 1× 2 Corinthians 2:4
more greatly 1× Philippians 1:14
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:23 περισσῶς to all the louder Adverb Mark 10:26 περισσῶς to vvv Adverb Mark 14:31 ἐκπερισσῶς to . . . Adverb Mark 15:14 περισσῶς to all the louder Adverb Acts 26:11 περισσῶς to . . . Adverb 2 Corinthians 1:12 περισσοτέρως to especially Adverb 2 Corinthians 2:4 περισσοτέρως to how much Adverb 2 Corinthians 7:13 περισσοτέρως to . . . Adverb 2 Corinthians 7:15 περισσοτέρως to even greater Adverb 2 Corinthians 11:23 περισσοτέρως to harder Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 27:23
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 8
Matthew 1 Mark 3 Acts 1 2 Corinthians 7 Galatians 1 Philippians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 2
Source forms
περισσοτέρως 12x perissoterōs 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Corinthians 7:13, 2 Corinthians 7:15
περισσῶς 4x perissōs Matthew 27:23, Mark 10:26, Mark 15:14, Acts 26:11
ἐκπερισσῶς 1x ekperissōs Mark 14:31
Parsing patterns
Adverb 17x Matthew 27:23, Mark 10:26, Mark 14:31, Mark 15:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. superabundantly
Strong's G4057
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 16 times Word forms 1 form 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
superabundantly
Extended definition
:--exceedingly, out of measure, the more.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 27:23 Adverb
περισσῶς perisswv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse Mark 10:26 Adverb
περισσῶς perisswv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse Mark 15:14 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse Acts 26:11 Adverb
περισσῶς perisswv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse 2 Corinthians 1:12 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse 2 Corinthians 2:4 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:13 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:15 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:23 Adverb
περισσοτέρως, perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:23 Adverb
περισσοτέρως, perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse 2 Corinthians 12:15 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse Galatians 1:14 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse Philippians 1:14 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 2:17 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse Hebrews 2:1 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
greatly, exceedingly
Read verse Hebrews 13:19 Adverb
περισσοτέρως perissoterwv
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 4
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 26:11 4×
Word Origins
περισσῶς 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