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Word study · Greek

perisseúō

to overflow, to abound

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

περισσεύω

What it means

To overflow. "May abound yet more and more" (1:9, 1:26; 4:12, 4:18).

Range of meaning

  • OverflowExceed what is needed.
  • AboundHave plenty.

In Philippians

  • Chapter 1

    "May abound yet more and more" (1:9, 1:26).

  • Chapter 4

    "And I know also how to abound" (4:12, 4:18).

Every verse (4)

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