Dictionary entry

περίσσευμα

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† περίσσευμα, -τος, τό

(< περισσεύω), [in LXX: Ec 2:15*;]

that which is over and above, superfluity, abundance: opp. to ὑστέρημα (q.v.), II Co 8:13, 14; pl., Mk 8:8; metaph., π. τ. καρδίας, Mt 12:34, Lk 6:45 (cf. Ec 2:15; Plut., al.).†