Greek noun (feminine) · G4050
περισσεία
perisseiaper-is-si'-ah
abundance, superfluity; (a) superiority (Ec, see supr.)
4 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: perisseía
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4050is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4050
surplusage, i.e. superabundance
The King James renders it: abundance(-ant, (-ly)), superfluity.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
perisseia is rendered "abundance, superfluity; (a) superiority (Ec, see supr.)". It stands 4 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Two of the uses stand in 2 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "abundance, superfluity".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 5:17For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Romans 5:17περισσείαν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's four uses are in 2 Corinthians.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: abundance, superfluity, and (a) superiority (Ec, see supr.).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| abundance, superfluityRom.5:17, 2Co.8:2 10:15, Jas.1:21 (so also Inscr., see LAE, 80). | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 5:17For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man… |
| (a) superiority (Ec, see supr.)__(b) profit (ib.).† (AS) | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| περί | peri | about | Uses332 |
| περιπατέω | peripateo | to walk | Uses94 |
| περισσεύω | perisseuo | to exceed | Uses39 |
| περιτομή | peritome | circumcision | Uses36 |
| περιβάλλω | periballo | to clothe | Uses23 |
| περιτέμνω | peritemno | to circumcise | Uses17 |
| περισσοτέρως | perissoteros | more excessively | Uses12 |
| περιστερά | peristera | dove | Uses10 |
| περισσῶς | perissos | excessively | Uses9 |
| περίχωρος | perichoros | region | Uses9 |
| περισσότερος | perissoteros | more excessive | Uses9 |
| περιτίθημι | peritithemi | to put on | Uses8 |
and 43 more on the stem.
All 4, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- περισσείαν3
- περισσεία1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular3N-ASF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1N-NSF
Romans
one use
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
- περισσείανperisseiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: excess
2 Corinthians
two uses
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
- περισσείαperisseianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: excess
Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
- περισσείανperisseiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: excess
James
one use
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
- περισσείανperisseiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: excess
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.