🇬🇷 Greek · Strong's G4052
G4052

περισσεύω

perisseúō [per-is-syoo'-o] Verb
Core meaningto abound/exceed

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G4052

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

KJV usage: :--(make, more) abound, (have, have more) abundance (be more) abundant, be the better, enough and to spare, exceed, excel, increase, be left, redound, remain (over and above).
Etymology: from ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

to be over and above, to be superfluous, Mt. 14:20; Mk. 12:44; Lk. 21:4; to exist in full quantity, to abound, be abundant, Rom. 5:15; 2 Cor. 1:5; to increase, be augmented, Acts 16:5; to be advanced, be rendered more prominent, Rom. 3:7; of persons, to be abundantly gifted, richly furnished, abound, Lk. 15:17; Rom. 15:13; 1 Cor. 14:12; 2 Cor. 8:7; to be possessed of a full sufficiency, Phil. 4:12, 18; to abound in performance, 1 Cor. 15:58; to be a gainer, 1 Cor. 8:8; in NT trans., to cause to be abundant, 2 Cor. 4:15; 9:8; Eph. 1:8; to cause to be abundantly furnished, cause to abound, 1 Thess. 3:12; pass. to be gifted with abundance, Mt. 13:12; 25:29

Key Appearances in the New Testament

◆ Premium Word Explorer

Research περισσεύω in greater depth

The definition and representative biblical context above remain free. Premium unlocks the tools for studying every use, form, translation pattern, and relationship in one workspace.

Complete concordance

Explore every verified passage and filter references by biblical book.

Forms and grammar

Compare inflected forms and grammatical patterns where morphology data is available.

Translation comparison

Read selected occurrence verses side by side in major English translations.

Usage by book

See where the word is concentrated across the biblical books.

Commentary insights

Compare attributed historical commentary for passages where this word appears.

Explore More