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Strong's #4052 - περισσεύω
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περισσ-εύω,
Att. περισς-ττεύω, impf. ἐπερίσσευον ( περιέσσευον is condemned by Phryn. 20), ( περισσός )
to be over and above the number, μύριοί εἰσιν ἀριθμόν . ., εἷς δὲ π . Hes. Fr. 160; περιττεύσουσιν ἡμῶν οἱ πολέμιοι the enemy will go beyond us, outflank us, X. An. 4.8.11 .
II to be more than enough, remain over, τἀρκοῦντα καὶ περιττεύοντα Id. Smp. 4.35; τὸ π. [ἀργύριον ] Id. Vect. 4.7; ἂν ᾖ τι . . περιττεῦον Pl. Lg. 855b; εἴ τι π. ἀπὸ τῶν τόκων SIG 672.19 (Delph., ii B. C. ); ἡ περιττεύουσα τροφή Arist. HA 619a20; τὸ π. τῶν κλασμάτων Ev.Matthew 14:20; τοσοῦτον τῷ Περικλεῖ ἐπερίσσευσε, κτλ . such abundance of reason had Pericles for his belief, Th. 2.65; τοσόνδ' ἐπερίσσευσεν αὐτοῖς εὐνοίας J. AJ 19.1.18; τὸ ἀνδρεῖον ἐπερίττευεν αὐτῇ D.H. 3.11 .
2. in bad sense, to be superfluous, τὰ περισσεύοντα τῶν λόγων S. El. 1288; ἵν' ἐμοὶ περιττεύῃ, i. e. that I may be over-rich, Diog.Oen. 64 .
III of persons, abound in, χορηγίᾳ, opp. ἐλλείπω, Plb. 18.35.5, etc.; αἱ ἐκκλησίαι ἐπερίσσευον τῷ ἀριθμῷ Acts 16:5 : — Med., c. gen., περισσεύονται ἄρτων have more than enough of . ., Ev.Luke 15:17 .
2. to be superior, π. παρά τινα to be better than . ., LXX Ecclesiastes 3:19; ὑπέρ τινα ib. 1 Maccabees 3:30 (v.l.); be better, have the advantage, Cor. 14.12; π. μᾶλλον abound more and more, sc. in Christian graces, Thess. 4.1, 11: — Med., περισσευόμεθα, opp. ὑστερούμεθα, Cor. 8.8 .
causal, make to abound, πᾶσαν χάριν π . Cor. 9.8; τινὰς τῇ ἀγάπῃ Thess. 3.12: — Pass., to be made to abound, Ev.Matthew 13:12, Ev.Matthew 25:29.
2. of Time, π. τὰς ὥρας make them longer, Ath. 2.42b .
περισσεύω
(< περισσός ),
[in LXX: 1 Samuel 2:33 (H4768), 1 Samuel 2:36 Ecclesiastes 3:19 (H3498 ni., יוׄתֵר ), Tobit 4:16, Sirach 10:27; Sirach 11:12; Sirach 19:24, Sir 30:38 (Sirach 33:29), 1 Maccabees 3:30*;]
I. Prop., intrans.,
1. of things, to be over and above the number (Hes.), hence,
(a) to be or remain over: Matthew 14:20; Matthew 15:37, Luke 9:17, John 6:12-13;
(b) to abound, be in abundance: Mark 12:44, Luke 12:15; Luke 21:4, Acts 16:5, Romans 3:7; Romans 5:15, 2 Corinthians 1:5; 2 Corinthians 8:2; 2 Corinthians 9:12, Philippians 1:26.
2. Of persons,
(a) to abound in, have in abundance: 1 Corinthians 14:12; 1 Corinthians 15:58, Philippians 4:12; Philippians 4:18; c. gen., Luke 15:17 T;
(b) to be superior or better, to excel: absol., 1 Corinthians 3:9; 1 Corinthians 8:8; c. dat. ref., 2 Corinthians 3:9; seq. ἐν , Romans 15:13, 1 Corinthians 15:58, 2 Corinthians 3:9; 2 Corinthians 8:7, Colossians 2:7; μᾶλλον , 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:10; μ καὶ μ ., Philippians 1:9; πλεῖον , Matthew 5:20.
II. In late writers (Lft., Notes, 48 f.), trans.,
(a) to make to abound: c. acc seq. εἰς , 2 Corinthians 4:15; 2 Corinthians 9:8, Ephesians 1:8; pass., Matthew 13:12; Matthew 25:29; c. gen. rei, Luke 15:17, WH;
(b) to make to excel: c. acc pers., dat. rei, 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (cf. ὑπερ -περισσεύω ).†
SYN.: πλεονάζω G4121.
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