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Strong's #4057 - περισσῶς
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- beyond measure, extraordinary
- greatly, exceedingly
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περίσσ-ωσις, Att. περίττ-, εως, ἡ,
superfluity, Hp. Epid. 6.5.10 .
2. = cross περίσσωμα, Arist. HA 489a7, GA 717b6, al., Thphr. Sud. 20 .
περίσσ-ωμα, ατος, τό,
Att. περίττωμα, ατος, τό,
that which is over and above, esp. that which remains after the digestion of food, either as a secretion or an excretion, defined as τὸ τῆς τροφῆς ὑπόλειμμα, Arist. GA 724b26, cf. Epicur. Fr. 293, Meno Iatr. 4.35, Diocl.Fr. 141, Plu. 2.130a, etc.; ταῦτα δὲ [τὰ π.] ἐστὶ κόπρος, φλέγμα, χολή Arist. HA 511b9; also of hair and nails, Jul. Or. 6.189b .
2. metaph., refuse, dregs, ὥσπερ π. τῆς πόλεως Plu. Cor. 12 .
περισσῶς (περισσός, which see), adverb, beyond measure, extraordinarily (Euripides; equivalent to magnificently, Polybius, Athen.); equivalent to greatly, exceedingly: ἐκπλήσσεσθαι, Mark 10:26; κράζειν, Matthew 27:23 and G L T Tr WH in Mark 15:14; ἐμμαίνεσθαι, Acts 26:11.
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περισσιῶς , adv.
(περισσός ),
[in LXX: Psalms 31:23 (H3499-H5921), Da TH Daniel 7:7; Daniel 7:19; Daniel 8:9 (H3493, H3499) 2 Maccabees 8:27; 2 Maccabees 12:44 A *;]
beyond measure, exceedingly, abundantly: Matthew 27:23, Mark 10:26; Mark 15:14, Acts 26:11. Compar.,
(a) περισσότερον (see περισσός );
(b) περισσοτέρως : 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 2:4; 2 Corinthians 7:15; 2 Corinthians 11:23, Galatians 1:14, Philippians 1:14, 1 Thessalonians 2:17, Hebrews 2:1; Hebrews 13:19; Papyri μᾶλλον , 2 Corinthians 7:13; opp. to ἧττον , 2 Corinthians 12:15.†
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πνοή, in the sense of ";gust,"; ";wind,"; as in Acts 2:2, occurs in the sundial inscr. Preisigke 358.13 (iii/B.C.) τ ]ὸ ἄκρον τῆς σκιᾶς. . . ἐπὶ τῶν ἰῶτα φερόμενον [σ ]ημαίνει ζεφύρου πνοήν : cf. Bacchylides v. 28 σὺν ζεφύρου πνοιαῖσιν.
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