- περισσότερος
- περισσότερος, τέρα, ον comp. of περισσός (s. prec. entry; since Hdt.; Pla., Apol. 20c οὐδὲν τῶν ἄλλων περιττότερον πραγματεύεσθαι; PFlor 127, 22; TestAbr B 8 p. 113, 11 [Stone p. 74]; Da 4:36 Theod. μεγαλωσύνη περισσοτέρα) pert. to being beyond a standard of abundance, greater, more, even moreⓐ used w. a subst. ἀγαθά 1 Cl 61:3 (s. ἀγαθός 1bα). τιμή 1 Cor 12:23a, 24; Hm 4, 4, 2. δόξα Hs 5, 3, 3. κρίμα more severe punishment Mt 23:13 v.l.; Mk 12:40; Lk 20:47. εὐσχημοσύνη 1 Cor 12:23b. λύπη excessive sorrow 2 Cor 2:7.ⓑ w. focus on incremental aspect περισσότερον even more (=more than the πολύ that was entrusted to him) Lk 12:48. W. gen. of comparison περισσότερον αὐτῶν ἐκοπίασα 1 Cor 15:10.—περισσότερόν τί someth. more or further (Lucian, Tyrannic. 3) Lk 12:4 (s. on this KKöhler, ZNW 18, 1918, 140f); 2 Cor 10:8. W. gen. of comparison (Jos., Ant. 5, 23; 8, 410) περισσότερόν ἐστιν πάντων τῶν ὁλοκαυτωμάτων is much more than all whole burnt offerings Mk 12:33. περισσότερον προφήτου Mt 11:9; Lk 7:26 might be taken as a neut. someth. greater than a prophet. But it may be understood as a masc. one who is more than a prophet (cp. Plut., Mor. 57f περιττότερος φρονήσει; Gen 49:3 Sym. οὐκ ἔσῃ περισσότερος).ⓒ the neut. sing. as adv. (Hdt. 2, 129 al.; Vett. Val. p. 74, 6; PFlor 127, 22; BGU 380, 10; PGM 13, 12) ζωὴν π. ἔχωσιν J 10:10 P75. π. ἐπιδεῖξαι point out even more clearly Hb 6:17. π. ἔτι κατάδηλόν ἐστιν it is even more evident 7:15. Strengthened so much more Mk 7:36.—B. 924. DELG s.v. περί. M-M s.v. περισσός.
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