What does ὑπερπερισσεύω (hyperperisseúō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπερπερισσεύω (hyperperisseúō): Abundance that exceeds all bounds; grace overflowing beyond measure or expectation.
Greek · G5248
ὑπερπερισσεύω
To super-abound
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ὑπερπερισσεύω G5248
Pronunciation hyperperisseúō
What does ὑπερπερισσεύω (hyperperisseúō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπερπερισσεύω (hyperperisseúō): Abundance that exceeds all bounds; grace overflowing beyond measure or expectation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5248?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include increased all the more (1), my joy overflows (1).
Where does ὑπερπερισσεύω (hyperperisseúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 5:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Romans (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 increased all the more 1× Romans 5:20
my joy overflows 1× 2 Corinthians 7:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 5:20
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Romans 1 2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν 1x hypereperisseusen Romans 5:20
ὑπερπερισσεύομαι 1x hyperperisseuomai 2 Corinthians 7:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 5:20
Verb - Present Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 7:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Abundance that exceeds all bounds; grace overflowing beyond measure or expectation.
Strong's G5248
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to super-abound
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 5:20 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν upereperisseusen
I abound exceedingly, overflow
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:4 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
ὑπερπερισσεύομαι uperperisseuomai
I abound exceedingly, overflow
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Rom 5:20 1×
Present Passive 2 Cor 7:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
passive 1 active 1
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὑπερπερισσεύω is built from these roots:
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