To exceed
περισσεύωStrong’s G4052perisseuō
Appears in 35 verses of the New Testament
In short
Perisseuō is the Greek word usually translated “abound”, “abounding” and “may abound”. It appears in 35 verses of the New Testament.
“For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
Meaning
Usually translated “abound”, “abounding” and “may abound”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to abound 4
- abounding 3
- you may abound 3
- is remaindering 2
- abounded 2
- abound 2
- abounds 2
- may abound 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 7
- Matthew 5
- Luke 4
- Philippians 4
- Romans 3
- 1 Corinthians 3
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
- Matthew 14:20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
- Matthew 15:37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
- Matthew 25:29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
- Mark 12:44For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
- Luke 9:17And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
Greek dictionary
περισσεύω perisseuō · to exceed
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; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “exceed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXCEE'D, verb transitive
[Latin excedo; ex and cedo, to pass.
- To pass or go beyond; to proceed beyond any given or supposed limit, measure or quantity, or beyond any thing else; used equally in a physical or moral sense.
- To surpass; to excel.
All definitions and other forms of “exceed”
EXCEE'D, verb intransitive
To go too far; to pass the proper bounds; to go over any given limit, number or measure.
- “Forty stripes may he give him, and not exceed” Deuteronomy 25:3
- To bear the greater proportion; to be more or larger.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.