What does ἄρτος · περισσεύω mean in the Bible?
ἄρτος · περισσεύω is a Greek phrase meaning "have bread in abundance".
Greek · G740, G4052
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 phrase meaning "have bread in abundance".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G740, G4052?
G740, G4052 is connected to 97 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. have bread in abundance
Source Gloss
have bread in abundance
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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.
Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 97 Case pattern Accusative (68) Number pattern Singular (55)
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 38 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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 Origins
περισσεύονται ἄρτων 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