περισσεύω
Infl. attic -ττεύω
Infl. fut. σω
Infl. imperf. ἐπερίσσευον
Etym. περισσός
I. "to be over and above" the number, c. gen., περιττεύσουσιν ἡμῶν οἱ πολέμιοι the enemy "will go beyond" us, "outflank" us, Xen.
II. absol. "to be more than enough, remain over", id=Xen., etc.; τοσοῦτον τῷ Περικλεῖ ἐπερίσσευε such "abundance" of reason had Pericles, Thuc.
2. in bad sense, "to be superfluous", Soph.
III. of persons, "to abound in" a thing, c. dat., NTest.:—also c. gen., π. ἄρτων "to have more than enough of" bread, id=NTest.
2. "to be superior, have the advantage", id=NTest.; π. μᾶλλον "to abound" more and more, id=NTest.
IV. Causal, "to make to abound", id=NTest.:—Pass. "to be made to abound", id=NTest.