Dictionary entry

περισσῶς

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

περισσῶς,

adv.

(περισσός), [in LXX: Ps 30 (31):23 (עַל־יֶתֶר), Da TH 7:7, 198:9 (יַתִּירָה, יֶתֶר), II Mac 8:27 12:44 A*;]

beyond measure, exceedingly, abundantly: Mt 27:23, Mk 10:2615:14, Ac 26:11. Compar.

(a) περισσότερον (v.s. περισσός);

(b) περισσοτέρως: II Co 1:122:47:1511:23, Ga 1:14, Phl 1:14, I Th 2:17, He 2:113:19; π. μᾶλλον, II Co 7:13; opp. to ἧττον, II Co 12:15.†