Perisseia denotes an amount beyond measure, whether received as abundance or set aside as an overage of evil.

The attested use denotes what goes beyond a measure: it is received in connection with grace and righteousness, described amid joy and generosity, bounded in boasting, and put aside when associated with evil.

1. What exceeds a measure · dominant

   Across the occurrences, the noun identifies an amount beyond an ordinary measure. In Romans 5:17 the APB renders the clause with “the excess of the grace,” while in 2 Corinthians 8:2 it describes joy and poverty overflowing into generosity; 2 Corinthians 10:15 places it in the refusal to boast “beyond limits,” and James 1:21 joins it to what is put aside as “excess of evil.”

   Romans 5:172 Corinthians 8:22 Corinthians 10:15James 1:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the noun with “excess” in Romans 5:17 and James 1:21, “abundance” in 2 Corinthians 8:2, and “beyond limits” in 2 Corinthians 10:15. These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.