perissoteros · more, greater

What it means

perissoteros (περισσότερος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “more, greater”.

All the more.

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. In amount or degree above something else.

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

How it is translated

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

• more ×9
• greater ×5
• excessive ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×2
• Luke×4
• 1 Corinthians×4
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Hebrews×2

• Matthew 11:9

  But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

• Mark 12:33

  and to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love the neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

• Mark 12:40

  who devour the houses of widows and as a pretext pray long prayers. These will receive the greater condemnation.”

• Luke 7:26

  But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

• Luke 12:4

  And I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that cannot do anything more.

• Luke 12:48

  But the one who did not know, and did things deserving of blows, will be beaten with few blows. And from everyone to whom much was given, much will be required from him; and to whom they entrusted much, they will ask of him even more.

• Luke 20:47

  who devour the houses of widows and as a pretext pray long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

• 1 Corinthians 12:23

  and those parts of the body that we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have greater decorum,

• 1 Corinthians 12:24

  whereas our presentable parts have no need. But God has put together the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacks it,

• 1 Corinthians 15:10

  But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that is with me.

• 2 Corinthians 2:7

  so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest somehow such a one be swallowed up by excessive sorrow.

• 2 Corinthians 10:8

  For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for demolishing you, I will not be ashamed.

• Hebrews 6:17

  Therefore, when God wanted to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath,

• Hebrews 7:15

  And it is even more evident if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,

And 1 more times.