περισσός, περισσή, περισσόν (from περί, which see III. 2), from Hesiod down, the Sept. for ιεϊΕψ, ιΖϊΖψ, etc.; exceeding some number or measure or rank or need; 1. over and above, more than is necessary, superadded: τό περισσόν τούτων, what is added to (A. V. more than; cf. Buttmann, § 132, 21 Rem.) these, Mat_5:37; ἐκ περισσοῦ, exceedingly, beyond measure, Mar_6:51 (WH omits; Tr brackets ἐκ περισσοῦ); Mar_14:31 Rec.; ὑπέρ ἐκ περισσοῦ (written as one word ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ (which see)), exceeding abundantly, supremely, Eph_3:20 (cf. Buttmann, as above); 1Th_3:10; 1Th_5:13 (R G WH text); περισσόν μοι ἐστιν, it is superfluous for me, 2Co_9:1; περισσόν ἔχειν, to have abundance, Joh_10:10 (οἱ μέν ... περισσά ἔχουσιν, οἱ δέ οὐδέ τά ἀναγκαῖά δύνανται πορίζεσθαι, Xenophon, oec. 20, 1); neuter comparitive περισσότερον τί, something further, more, Luk_12:4 (L Tr marginal reading περισσόν); περισσότερον, the more, Luk_12:48; (περισσότερον πάντων, etc. much more than all etc. Mar_12:33 T Tr text WH); adverbially, somewhat more (R. V. somewhat abundantly), 2Co_10:8; (Vulg.abundantius (A. V. more abundantly)) i. e. more plainly, Heb_6:17; μᾶλλον περισσότερον, much more, Mar_7:36; περισσότερον πάντων, more (abundantly) than all, 1Co_15:10; with an adjective it forms a periphrasis for the comparitive περισσότερον κατάδηλόν, more (abundantly) evident, Heb_7:15 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 35, 1). 2. superior, extraordinary, surpassing, uncommon: Mat_5:47 (A. V. more than others); τό περισσόν, as a substantive, pre-eminence, superiority, advantage, Rom_3:1; comparitive περισσότερος, more eminent, more remarkable (οὐκ ἔσῃ περισσότερος, Gen_49:3 Symm.; περιττοτερος φρονήσει, Plutarch, mor., p. 57 f. de adulatore etc. 14): Mat_11:9; Luk_7:26, although in each passage περισσότερον can also be taken as neuter (something) more excellent (Vulg.plus (R. V. much more than etc.)); with substantives: περισσότερον κρίμα, i. e. a severer, heavier judgment, Matthew 23:14-1 3Rec.; Mar_12:40; Luk_20:47; τιμή, greater honor, more (abundant) honor, 1Co_12:23{a} (1Co_12:24; εὐσχημοσύνη, 1Co_12:23 b); λύπη, 2Co_2:7.

περισσός perissos 6x over and above, Mat_5:37 ; superfluous, 2Co_9:1 ; extraordinary, Mat_5:47 ; comp ar. more, greater, Mat_11:9 ; Mat_23:14 ; excessive, 2Co_2:7 ; adverbially, περισσόν , in full abundance, Joh_10:10 ; περισσότερον , and ἐκ περισσοῦ , exceedingly, vehemently, Mar_6:51 ; Mar_7:36 ; 1Co_15:10 ; Eph_3:20 ; τὸ περισσόν , preeminence, advantage, Rom_3:1

περισσός , -ή , -όν , [in LXX for H3499 and cogn . forms;] 1. more than sufficient, over and above, abundant: Joh_10:10 , 2Co_9:1 ; c . gen . (a popular substitute for πλειών , Bl., § 11, 3.4), Mat_5:37 ; id . c . ellips. gen ., Mat_5:47 ( EV , more than others; but v. infr .); εκ περισσοῦ , Mar_6:51 , Rec. , T . (on ὑπὲρ ὲκ Papyri, see ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ ). Compar. neut., -ότερον : Luk_12:4 ; Luk_12:48 ; c . gen ., Mar_12:33 ; adverbially ( cf. περισσῶς ), more abund\-antly, 2Co_10:8 , Heb_6:17 ; Heb_7:15 ; c . gen ., Papyri πάντων , 1Co_15:10 ; pleonast., μᾶλλον Papyri, Mar_7:36 . 2. out of the common, pre-eminent, superior: Mat_5:47 ( Thayer , s.v. , but v. supr .); τὸ Papyri, as subst ., Rom_3:1 ; compar ., -ότερος , c . gen ., Mat_11:9 , Luk_7:26 ; c . subst ., Mar_12:40 , Luk_20:47 , 1Co_12:23-24 , 2Co_2:7 .† *† εκ -περισσῶς , adv. , more exceedingly: Mar_14:31 (of. ὑπερπερ -).†

περισσός [page 508] over and above, superfluous, in popular Greek is often in its compve. and superlve. forms practically equivalent to πλείων , πλεῖστος , a usage which is fully developed in MGr. Exx. of the word are P Tebt II. 459 .4 (B.C. 5) (= Witkowski .2 , p. 126) καὶ ὃ ἐὰν περισσὸν γένηται , μέτρη [σ ]ον αὐτοῖς κομισάμενος τὴν τιμὴν τοῦ λοιποῦ , P Fay 111 .11 (A.D. 95 6) (= Selections , p. 66) περισ̣ὸν̣ [ἐν ]ε̣τιλάμ [η ]ν σ̣υ̣(= σοι ) εἰς Διο [νυσι ]άδα μῖναι , I gave you strict charges to remain at Dionysias, ib. 117 .23 (A.D. 108) περιτὸν γέγρ̣α̣π̣τ̣α̣[ι , more than enough has been written, Chrest. I. 238 ii. 4 ( c. A.D. 117) περισσὸν ἡγοῦμαι διεξω (= ο )δέστερον ὑμεῖν γράφειν , I count it superfluous to write you at greater length, and P Tebt II. 423 .15 (early iii/A.D.) ἐὰν εὓρῃς ἀγοραστὰς τῶν π̣ε̣ρισσῶν ὄνων , παραχώρησον μέχρι τρ <ι >ῶν , if you find any purchasers of the surplus donkeys, get rid of as many as three (Edd.). Add from inscrr. Cagnat IV. 317 .8 (end i/B.C.) ἐκ τῶν περισσῶν τῆς [ἑορτῆς χρη ]μάτων καθειέρωσεν , and C. and B. ii. p. 658, No. 611 τὸ ζῆν τροφὴ πό [τ ]ος τε . ἠτι [μασμένα ? περισσὰ δέ ἐστι τὰ ἄλλα [ὰ ἀνθρώποις μέλει ? For the compve. cf. P Flor II. 127 .22 (A.D. 256) πάντως περισσότερον , in every possible way, and BGU II. 380 .10 (iii/A.D.) (= Selections , p. 105) where a mother writes to her sick son, ἐτολότην ( l. ἐθολώθην ), ὥς σου περισ (= σσ )ότερον νω̣χελεωυομένου (cf. Aq Pro_18:9 ; Pro_24:10 , Job_2:4 ), I was troubled because you were only able to walk so slowly. See also Dieterich Untersuchungen , p. 181 n. .2 , though we have not been able to trace his reference to BGU 13, 8.

περισσός περισσός, attic περιττός, ή, όν [Etym: περί] "beyond the regular number or size, prodigious", Hes. "out of the common way, extraordinary, uncommon, remarkable, signal, strange", εἴ τι περισσὸν εἰδείη σοφίης if he has any "signal" gift of wisdom, Theogn. ; so, π. λόγος Soph. ; οὐ γὰρ περισσὸν οὐδὲν οὐδ᾽ ἔξω λόγου πέπονθας Eur. of persons, "extraordinary, eminent, remarkable", esp. for learning, id=Eur. c. gen., περισσὸς ἄλλων πρός τι "beyond" others in a thing, Soph. ; θύσει τοῦδε περισσότερα "greater things than" this, Anth. ; περιττότερος προφήτου "greater than" a prophet, NTest. "more than sufficient, redundant, superfluous", Xen. ; περιττὸν ἔχειν to have "a surplus", id=Xen. ; c. gen., τῶν ἀρκούντων περιττά "more than" sufficient, id=Xen. :—often in military sense, οἱ π. ἱππεῖς the "reserve" horse, id=Xen. ; π. σκηναί "spare" tents, id=Xen. ; τὸ π. "the surplus, residue", id=Xen. in bad sense, "superfluous", Trag. "excessive, extravagant", περισσὰ μηχανᾶσθαι to commit "extravagancies", Hdt. ; περισσὰ δρᾶν, πράσσειν to be "over" busy, Soph. of persons, "extravagant, over-curious", περισσὸς καὶ φρονῶν μέγα Eur. ; π. ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Δημοσθένης Aeschin. in Arithmetic, ἀριθμὸς περιττός is an "odd, uneven" number, opp. to ἄρτιος, Plat. , etc. adv. περισσῶς, "extraordinarily, exceedingly", Hdt. , Eur. ; π. παῖδας ἐκδιδάσκεσθαι to have them educated "overmuch", Eur. ; also περισσά, Pind. , Eur. "in a peculiar manner, remarkably", περισσότερον τῶν ἄλλων θάψαι τινά "more sumptuously", Hdt. often with a negat., οὐδὲν περισσότερον τῶν ἄλλων Plat. τὰ περισσά "in vain", Anth. ἐκ περιττοῦ as adv. "superfluously, uselessly", Plat.

περισσός, -ή, -όν [in LXX for יֶתֶר and cogn. forms ;] __1. more than sufficient, over and above, abundant: Jhn.10:10, 2Co.9:1; with genitive (a popular substitute for πλειών, Bl., § 11, 3.4), Mat.5:37; id. with ellips. genitive, Mat.5:47 (EV, more than others; but see infr.); εκ περισσοῦ, Mrk.6:51, Rec., T. (on ὑπὲρ ὲκ π., see: ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ). Compar. neut., -ότερον: Luk.12:4, 48; with genitive, Mrk.12:33; adverbially (cf. περισσῶς), more abund­antly, 2Co.10:8, Heb.6:17 7:15; with genitive, π. πάντων, 1Co.15:10; pleonast., μᾶλλον π., Mrk.7:36. __2. out of the common, pre-eminent, superior: Mat.5:47 (Thayer, see word, but see supr.); τὸ π., as subst., Rom.3:1; compar., -ότερος, with genitive, Mat.11:9, Luk.7:26; with subst., Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47, 1Co.12:23-24, 2Co.2:7.† (AS)