huperperisseuo expresses abundance, whether joy amid pressure or grace exceeding increased sin.

The verb expresses abundance in two stated settings: a speaker’s joy amid pressure in 2 Corinthians 7:4 and grace surpassing sin’s increase in Romans 5:20.

1. Abundance in joy and grace · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 7:4, the present passive form occurs as the speaker says that he is filled with encouragement and, in the APB rendering, “I abound with joy” amid pressure. In Romans 5:20, the aorist active form stands in the clause contrasting sin’s increase with grace; the APB renders, “grace abounded much more.”

   2 Corinthians 7:4Romans 5:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the verb with “I abound with joy” in 2 Corinthians 7:4 and “grace abounded much more” in Romans 5:20. These are translation renderings of the clauses.