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perisseúō

to overflow, to abound

Say it: per-is-SYOO-o (approximate)

περισσεύω

What it means

To abound. "Abound in love" (3:12) and "that you abound more and more" (4:1, 4:10).

Range of meaning

  • OverflowExceed what is needed.
  • AboundHave plenty.

In 1 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 3

    "And abound in love" (3:12).

  • Chapter 4

    "That you abound more and more" (4:1, 4:10).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G4052 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources