perissoteros marks a heightened degree, describing greater eagerness, effort, affection, attention, or boldness.

The attested adverb consistently heightens the degree of what is being described: eagerness to see others, labor and suffering, love and affection, joy, zeal, earnest appeal, careful attention, and bold speech. The supplied verses show a single scalar use rather than distinct lexical senses.

1. Greater degree or heightened intensity · dominant

   As an adverb, the form intensifies the action, quality, or disposition in its clause. In 1 Thessalonians 2:17 the APB renders heightened eagerness to see the readers; in 2 Corinthians 11:23 it accompanies labor and imprisonments described as more abundant; in 2 Corinthians 12:15 it occurs in the question contrasting greater love with being loved less. The same increase is reflected in joy in 2 Corinthians 7:13, earnest urging in Hebrews 13:19, and bold speech in Philippians 1:14.

   1 Thessalonians 2:172 Corinthians 11:232 Corinthians 12:152 Corinthians 7:13Hebrews 13:19Philippians 1:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies its presentation across whole-verse renderings, using expressions such as “all the more eager,” “more abundantly,” “still more,” “more earnestly,” and “much more bold.” These expressions indicate the verses' comparative intensification rather than fixed English equivalents.