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περισσός

Transliteration: perissos · adjective

6x in NTFirst: Matt 5:37
Meaningabundant, greater, vehemently, advantage
Part of speechadjective
Frequency6x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsπερισσὸν, περισσοῦ, περισσόν
Example versesMatt 5:37 · Matt 5:47 · Mark 6:51 · John 10:10 · Rom 3:1
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What kind of word is περισσός?

περισσός (perissos) is a adjective that occurs 6 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “abundant, greater, vehemently, advantage” and first appears in Matt 5:37.

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