περισσεύω

(περισσός), [in LXX: 1Ki.2:33 (מַרְבִּית), 1Ki.2:36 Ecc.3:19 (יָתַר ni. יוׄתֵר), Tob.4:16, Sir.10:27 11:12 19:24, Sir 30:38 (Sir.33:29), 1Ma.3:30 * ;]

__I. Prop. intrans.

__1. of things, to be over and above the number (Hes.), hence,

__(a) to be or remain over: Mat.14:20 15:37, Luk.9:17, Jhn.6:12-13;

__(b) to abound, be in abundance: Mrk.12:44, Luk.12:15 21:4, Act.16:5, Rom.3:7 5:15, 2Co.1:5 8:2 9:12, Php.1:26.

__2. Of persons,

__(a) to abound in, have in abundance: 1Co.14:12 15:58, Php.4:12, 18; with genitive, Luk.15:17 T;

__(b) to be superior or better, to excel: absol. 1Co.3:9 8:8; with dative ref. 2Co.3:9; before ἐν, Rom.15:13, 1Co.15:58, 2Co.3:9 8:7, Col.2:7; μᾶλλον, 1Th.4:1 4:10; μ καὶ μ. Php.1:9; πλεῖον, Mat.5:20.

__II. In late writers (Lft. Notes, 48 f.), trans.

__(a) to make to abound: with accusative before εἰς, 2Co.4:15 9:8, Eph.1:8; pass. Mat.13:12 25:29; with genitive of thing(s), Luk.15:17, WH;

__(b) to make to excel: with accusative of person(s), dative of thing(s), 1Th.3:12 (cf. ὑπερ-περισσεύω).†

SYN.: πλεονάζω (AS)

to be over and above; to be; remain over; to abound; be in abundance; to abound in; have in abundance; to be superior; better; to excel; to make to abound; to make to excel