Perissōs περισσῶς
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| περισσῶς | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | perissōs |
| Strong's number | G4057 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | excessively |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (2) |
Perissōs (Greek περισσῶς, Strong's G4057) is a Greek adverb meaning “excessively”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
περισσῶς
adv. (περισσός) [in LXX: Psa.31:23 (יֶתֶר -עַל), Da TH Dan.7:7, 19 8:9 (יַתִּיר, יֶתֶר) 2Ma.8:27 2Mac 12:44 A * ;]
beyond measure, exceedingly, abundantly: Mat.27:23, Mrk.10:26 15:14, Act.26:11. Compar.
(a) περισσότερον (see: περισσός);
(b) περισσοτέρως: 2Co.1:12 2:4 7:15 11:23, Gal.1:14, Php.1:14, 1Th.2:17, Heb.2:1 13:19; π. μᾶλλον, 2Co.7:13; opposite to ἧττον, 2Co.12:15.†
(AS)
adv. (περισσός) [in LXX: Psa.31:23 (יֶתֶר -עַל), Da TH Dan.7:7, 19 8:9 (יַתִּיר, יֶתֶר) 2Ma.8:27 2Mac 12:44 A * ;]
beyond measure, exceedingly, abundantly: Mat.27:23, Mrk.10:26 15:14, Act.26:11. Compar.
(a) περισσότερον (see: περισσός);
(b) περισσοτέρως: 2Co.1:12 2:4 7:15 11:23, Gal.1:14, Php.1:14, 1Th.2:17, Heb.2:1 13:19; π. μᾶλλον, 2Co.7:13; opposite to ἧττον, 2Co.12:15.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | exceedingly (2), more (1), measure (1), abundantly (1), highly (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | all the louder (2), especially (1), how much (1), even greater (1), more (1), extremely (1), more greatly (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Perissōs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 27:23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
Mark
- Mark 10:26And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”
- Mark 15:14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
Acts
- Acts 26:11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).