Lexicon
περίσσευμα
perisseuma
G4051
G:N-N Greek

overflow

5
Occurrences
4
Books
Greek
Language

Perisseuma denotes what is in excess, whether a heart’s abundance, leftover food, or resources available to meet need.

The occurrences show what exceeds an immediate limit or need: the heart’s fullness expressed in speech, food remaining after a meal, and material abundance available to supply another’s deficiency.

Senses in use

  1. Fullness or excess expressed or available · dominant

    In Luke 6:45 and Matthew 12:34, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause that the mouth speaks out of the heart; the APB renders the surrounding expression as “the overflow of the heart” and “the abundance of the heart.” In 2 Corinthians 8:14, the nominative singular form is set against “deficiency,” with the APB rendering the clause “your abundance should supply their deficiency.”

  2. What remains after provision · rare

    In Mark 8:8, the accusative plural form occurs after the people ate and were satisfied; the APB renders the verse’s result as seven baskets of broken pieces “that were left over.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term’s contexts with “overflow,” “abundance,” and what was “left over.” These renderings confirm the clauses’ overall presentation rather than supplying a separate definition for each form.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture