περίσσευμα

perisseuma · abundance

Greek word · Strong’s number G4051 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

perisseuma (περίσσευμα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “abundance”.

What is left over; what fills the heart.

How to say it

pe·ris·seu·ma

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 fills to overflowing.
  2. What remains after eating.

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

How it is translated

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

  • abundance ×4
  • leftover ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Matthew 12:34

    Offspring of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

  • Mark 8:8

    And they ate and were filled; and they picked up the leftover pieces, seven baskets.

  • Luke 6:45

    The good person out of the good treasure of his heart brings out what is good, and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings out what is evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:14

    at the present time your abundance is for their need, so that their abundance also may be for your need, so that there may be equality.

And 1 more times.