Excessively
περισσῶςStrong’s G4057perissōs
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Perissōs is the Greek word usually translated “excessively” and “exceedingly”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.”
Meaning
Usually translated “excessively” and “exceedingly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- excessively 3
- exceedingly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Matthew 1
- Acts 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 10:26And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
- Mark 15:14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
- Acts 26:11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Greek dictionary
περισσῶς perissōs · excessively
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 “excessively” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXCESS'IVELY, adverb
In an extreme degree; beyond measure; exceedingly; as excessively impatient; excessively grieved.
- Vehemently; violently; as, the wind blew excessively
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.