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περισσεύονται ἄρτων

Bread (as raised) or a loaf · to exceed

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ἄρτος G740 bread (as raised) or a loaf
Pronunciation ártos
Staple food source representing sustenance, or metaphorically Christ as life-giving spiritual nourishment in John 6.
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περισσεύω G4052 to exceed
Pronunciation perisseúō
To abound or overflow; to have more than enough, with surplus remaining.
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What does περισσεύονται ἄρτων (perisseuontai artōn) mean in the Bible?

ἄρτος · περισσεύω is a Greek word meaning "have bread in abundance".

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Meaning

have bread in abundance
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 4:3 · John 6:33 · John 6:35 · John 6:41 · John 6:48 · John 6:50 · John 6:51 · John 6:58 · 1 Cor 10:17 10×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 4:3 · Matt 15:33 · Luke 9:13 · John 6:7 4×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 16:11 · Matt 16:12 · Mark 8:4 · Luke 15:17 · John 6:13 · John 6:26 · Heb 9:2 7×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 24:35 · John 6:51 · Acts 2:42 · 1 Cor 10:17 · 1 Cor 11:28 5×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:4 · Luke 4:4 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Mark 6:52 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:11 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 15:2 · Matt 15:26 · Matt 26:26 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 6:8 · Mark 7:5 · Mark 7:27 · Mark 8:14 · Mark 14:22 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 9:3 · Luke 11:3 · Luke 14:1 · Luke 14:15 38×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 12:4 · Matt 14:17 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 15:34 · Matt 15:36 · Matt 16:5 · Matt 16:7 · Matt 16:8 · Matt 16:9 · Matt 16:10 · Mark 2:26 · Mark 6:37 · Mark 6:38 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 6:44 · Mark 7:2 30×
97 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 38 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 5 ongoing 7 prospective 2 background 1 subjunctive 8 infinitive 6 participle 9
Tense
present 25 aorist 10 future 2 imperfect 1
Voice
active 35 passive 2 middle 1
Mood
indicative 15 participle 9 subjunctive 8 infinitive 6
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:20 περισσεύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:12 περισσευθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 14:20 περισσεῦον present active participle participle Matthew 15:37 περισσεῦον present active participle participle Matthew 25:29 περισσευθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Mark 12:44 περισσεύοντος present active participle participle Luke 9:17 περισσεῦσαν aorist active participle participle Luke 12:15 περισσεύειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 15:17 περισσεύονται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 21:4 περισσεύοντος present active participle participle John 6:12 περισσεύσαντα aorist active participle participle John 6:13 ἐπερίσσευσαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 16:5 ἐπερίσσευον imperfect active indicative background Romans 3:7 ἐπερίσσευσεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 5:15 ἐπερίσσευσεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 15:13 περισσεύειν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 8:8 περισσεύομεν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 14:12 περισσεύητε present active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 15:58 περισσεύοντες present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 1:5 περισσεύει present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 1:5 περισσεύει present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 3:9 περισσεύει present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 4:15 περισσεύσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 2 Corinthians 8:2 ἐπερίσσευσεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Corinthians 8:7 περισσεύετε present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 8:7 περισσεύητε present active subjunctive subjunctive 2 Corinthians 9:12 περισσεύουσα present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 9:8 περισσεῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 9:8 περισσεύητε present active subjunctive subjunctive Ephesians 1:8 ἐπερίσσευσεν aorist active indicative completed Philippians 1:26 περισσεύῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Philippians 1:9 περισσεύῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive Philippians 4:12 περισσεύειν present active infinitive infinitive Philippians 4:12 περισσεύειν present active infinitive infinitive Philippians 4:18 περισσεύω present active indicative ongoing Colossians 2:7 περισσεύοντες present active participle participle 1 Thessalonians 4:1 περισσεύητε present active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Thessalonians 4:10 περισσεύειν present active infinitive infinitive

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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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