περισσεύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • περιττεύω (peritteúō)Attic

Etymology

From περισσός (perissós, extraordinary).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

περισσεύω • (perisseúō)

  1. to be over and above, to go beyond
  2. to be more than enough, remain over
    1. (in a bad sense) to be superfluous
  3. (of persons) to abound in, to have more than enough of
    1. to be superior, to be better than, to have the advantage
  4. (causal) to make to abound
    1. (of time) to make longer
      • 250 CE – 350 CE, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 2.42B

Inflection

References

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek περισσεύω (perisseúō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.ɾiˈse.vo/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρισ‧σεύ‧ω

Verb

περισσεύω • (perissévo) (past περίσσεψα, passive —) (intransitive)

  1. to be left over, to be to spare
    Δεν μου περισσεύει χρόνος.Den mou perissévei chrónos.I have no time to spare.
  2. to be superfluous
  3. to be more than enough, to be in surfeit

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ περισσεύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language