περισσός in the New Testament

Definitions

Thayer

1) exceeding some number or measure or rank or need
1a) over and above, more than is necessary, superadded
1a1) exceeding abundantly, supremely
1a2) something further, more, much more than all, more plainly
1b) superior, extraordinary, surpassing, uncommon
1b1) pre-eminence, superiority, advantage, more eminent, more remarkable, more excellent
Part of Speech: adjective
Citing in TDNT: 6:61, 828

Strong

G4053
From G4012 (in the sense of beyond); superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication excessive; adverb (with G1537) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence: - exceeding abundantly above, more abundantly, advantage, exceedingly, very highly, beyond measure, more, superfluous, vehement [-ly].

Louw-Nida

GlossSection
b exceptional58.57
c superfluous59.51
a advantage65.46
d unnecessary71.40
(ἐκ περισσοῦ) extremely78.20

Classical Greek Dictionaries

These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.

Perseus Digital Library

University of Chicago's Logion lexicon

Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen

Strong's dictionary

Crosswalk

Thayer's dictionary plus other information.

LaParola

From this site's dictionary (in Italian)

In the New Testament

SBL (also Westcott and Hort; Tischendorf; Byzantine)

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