G4052Greekperisseýein

περισσεύειν

to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel

39
Total Occurrences
12
Books
0
Old Testament
39
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to exceed a fixed number of measure, to be left over and above a certain number or measure
  • 2to be over, to remain
  • 3to furnish one richly so that he has abundance
  • 4to make abundant or excellent
  • 5to exist or be at hand in abundance
  • 6to make to abound
  • 7to abound, overflow

Etymology & Derivation

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Scholarly Notes

"abounding" is used of a flower going from a bud to full bloom.

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