Word study · Greek
perisseía
abundance, overflow
Say it: per-is-SAY-ah (approximate)
περισσεία
What it means
Overflowing amount, more than enough. In 8:2 "the abundance of their joy" overflowed in poverty into generosity; in 10:15 Paul hopes his area will be enlarged "abundantly."
Range of meaning
- AbundanceMore than enough.
- ExcessOverflow.
In 2 Corinthians
- Chapter 8
"The abundance of their joy" (8:2).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G4050 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources