More excessive
περισσότερονStrong’s G4054perissoteron
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Perissoteron is the Greek word usually translated “more excessive”, “more excellent” and “excessive”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.”
Meaning
Usually translated “more excessive”, “more excellent” and “excessive”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- more excessive 4
- more excellent 2
- excessive 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Hebrews 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 7:36And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
- Mark 12:33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
- Luke 7:26But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
- Hebrews 6:17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
- Hebrews 7:15And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
Greek dictionary
περισσότερον perissoteron · more excessive
περισσότερον, -ως, see: περισσῶς. περισσῶς adv. (περισσός) [in LXX: Psa.31:23 (יֶתֶר -עַל), Da TH Dan.7:7, 19 8:9 (יַתִּיר, יֶתֶר) 2Ma.8:27 2Mac 12:44 A * ;] beyond measure, exceedingly, abundantly: Mat.27:23, Mrk.10:26 15:14, Act.26:11. Compar. (a) περισσότερον (see: περισσός); (b) περισσοτέρως: 2Co.1:12 2:4 7:15 11:23, Gal.1:14, Php.1:14, 1Th.2:17, Heb.2:1 13:19; π. μᾶλλον, 2Co.7:13; opposite to ἧττον, 2Co.12:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “excessive” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXCESS'IVE, adjective
Beyond any given degree, measure or limit, or beyond the common measure or proportion; as the excessive bulk of a man; excessive labor; excessive wages.
- Beyond the established laws of morality and religion, or beyond the bounds of justice, fitness, propriety, expedience or utility; as excessive indulgence of any kind.
- Extravagant; unreasonable.
- Vehement; violent; as excessive passion.
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.