perissos · abundant, more

What it means

perissos (περισσός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “abundant, more”.

What is extra, beyond; abundant.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. What is left over, beyond what's needed; exceedingly.
2. What one has over others, a benefit.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• more ×2
• abundance ×1
• advantage ×1
• superfluous ×1
• they were utterly ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• John×1
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×1

• Matthew 5:37

  But let your word be ‘Yes, yes,’ ‘No, no’; and what is more than these is from the evil one.

• Matthew 5:47

  And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

• Mark 6:51

  And he went up to them into the boat, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astonished within themselves,

• John 10:10

  The thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy. I came so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

• Romans 3:1

  What then is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?

• 2 Corinthians 9:1

  For concerning the service for the saints it is superfluous for me to write to you;