ΠΕΡΙΣΣΑ, περισσα
PERISSA, perissa
Sounds Like: peh-RIS-sah
Translations: excessive, superfluous, abundant, more, beyond measure, exceedingly, abundantly, a superfluous thing, superfluous things, excessive things
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb
Explanation: This word can function as an adjective meaning 'excessive,' 'superfluous,' or 'abundant,' or as an adverb meaning 'exceedingly' or 'abundantly.' As an adjective, it describes something that is more than what is needed or expected. As an adverb, it intensifies the meaning of a verb or another adjective, indicating a high degree or extent.
Inflection: Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative (as an adjective); Does not inflect (as an adverb)
Strong’s number: G4053 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Ecclesiastes — 7:16
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 4:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΑΣ — superfluous, abundant, excessive, remaining, over and above
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΗ — abundant, excessive, superfluous, outstanding, extraordinary, (to) abundant, (to) excessive, (to) superfluous, (to) outstanding, (to) extraordinary, abundant things, excessive things, superfluous things, outstanding things, extraordinary things
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΙΑ — abundance, superfluity, excess, advantage, preeminence
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟ — abundant, more, exceeding, superfluous, excellent, advantage, much, beyond measure, exceedingly, more abundantly, more than enough
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΙ — the rest, the remaining ones, the superfluous ones, the abundant ones, the ones left over
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΙΣ — excessive, superfluous, abundant, remaining, over and above, extraordinary
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΝ — excessive, abundant, superfluous, more, advantage, profit, something extra, an abundance, a surplus, exceedingly, abundantly
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΣ — superfluous, excessive, abundant, more, a more, extraordinary, preeminent, beyond measure
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑ — more, greater, more abundant, more things, greater things
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑΝ — more, more abundant, more excellent, greater, an excess
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΟ — more, more abundant, greater, more than enough, exceedingly, superabundantly
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΟΝ — more, more abundant, more exceedingly, more than enough, more than
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΟΥΣ — more, greater, more abundant, more numerous
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΩΣ — more, more abundantly, much more, especially, exceedingly
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΥ — of abundance, of excess, of superfluity, exceedingly, excessively, abundantly, more than enough
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΥΣ — excessive, abundant, superfluous, extraordinary, more, a more, an extraordinary
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΩ — exceedingly, abundantly, much, very, greatly, more, beyond measure
- ΠΕΡΙΣΣΩΣ — exceedingly, abundantly, much, greatly, beyond measure, extremely
- ΠΕΡΙΤΤΗΝ — superfluous, excessive, abundant, extraordinary, more than enough, unnecessary
- ΠΕΡΙΤΤΗΣ — of excessive, of superfluous, of extraordinary, of abundant, of more
- ΠΕΡΙΤΤΟΙΣ — (to) superfluous, (to) excessive, (to) abundant, (to) more, (to) extraordinary, (to) odd
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