G5248 — ὑπερπερισσεύω (huperperisseuo)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G5248
Original: ὑπερπερισσεύω
Transliteration: huperperisseuo
Pronunciation: hoop-er-per-is-syoo'-o
Part of Speech: Verb
Root: Compound of ὑπέρ (huper, G5228 — "over, beyond, above") + περισσεύω (perisseuo, G4052 — "to abound, be in excess")
Occurrences: 2 unique verses, 2 tokens in NT
First Occurrence: Rom 5:20 — "But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound"
Hapax Legomenon: No (dis legomenon — appears exactly twice)

Lexicon Definition¶

From G5228 (huper) and G4052 (perisseuo); to super-abound: — abound much more, exceeding.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain 59.006: Abundance, Excess, Sparing
Domain 78.002: More Than, Less Than (Comparative Degree)
Domain 78: Degree
Other words in 59.006: ἁδρότης (G100), ἐκχέω (G1632), εὐλογία (G2129), περισσεία (G4050), περίσσευμα (G4051), περισσεύω (G4052), περισσός (G4053), πλεονάζω (G4121), πλούσιος (G4145)

Morphological Distribution¶

Reference	Form	Parsing
Rom 5:20	ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν	Aorist Active Indicative 3rd Singular
2 Cor 7:4	ὑπερπερισσεύομαι	Present Middle Indicative 1st Singular

The two occurrences demonstrate both voices: active (grace super-abounds as an objective fact in Rom 5:20) and middle (Paul experiences overflowing joy subjectively in 2 Cor 7:4).

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
did much more abound	1	50%
I am exceeding (joyful)	1	50%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
2 Corinthians	1	0.4
Romans	1	0.2

Exclusively Pauline. Both occurrences are in contexts of intensified emotion or theological climax — Paul reaches for this compound form when standard "abounding" language is insufficient.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Intensified Surplus of Grace over Sin¶

Rom 5:20 — "Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound [huperperisseuo]"

The aorist active captures a one-time, decisive, overwhelming action: grace not merely matches or exceeds sin's increase, but super-abounds beyond it. The ὑπέρ- prefix intensifies the base περισσεύω (used of sin's abounding via πλεονάζω in the same verse) to express a qualitatively different order of surplus.

2. Overflowing Personal Joy in Affliction¶

2 Cor 7:4 — "Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful [huperperisseuo] in all our tribulation"

The present middle voice marks ongoing, personally experienced overflowing. Paul's joy does not merely survive tribulation — it super-abounds within it. The middle voice indicates the subject's involvement in the experience of overflow.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ἁμαρτία (hamartia)	G266	1x	sin abounds → grace super-abounds (Rom 5:20)
χάρις (charis)	G5485	1x	grace as the subject that super-abounds (Rom 5:20)
πλεονάζω (pleonazo)	G4121	1x	sin's ordinary abounding contrasted with grace's super-abounding (Rom 5:20)
θλῖψις (thlipsis)	G2347	1x	tribulation as the context in which joy super-abounds (2 Cor 7:4)
χαρά (chara)	G5479	1x	joy as the thing experienced in super-abundance (2 Cor 7:4)
παράκλησις (paraklesis)	G3874	1x	comfort paired with overflowing joy (2 Cor 7:4)

With only 2 verses, each collocation appears once. The pattern splits cleanly: Rom 5:20 is theological (sin/grace/law), 2 Cor 7:4 is experiential (joy/comfort/tribulation).

Word Family / Cognates¶

G5228 ὑπέρ (huper) — preposition: over, above, beyond (160 occurrences)
G4052 περισσεύω (perisseuo) — base verb: to abound, be in excess (39 occurrences)
G4050 περισσεία (perisseia) — noun: surplusage, superabundance (4 occurrences)
G4051 περίσσευμα (perisseuma) — noun: surplus, abundance
G4053 περισσός (perissos) — adjective: superabundant, exceeding (10 occurrences)
G4056 περισσοτέρως (perissoterōs) — adverb: more abundantly (6 occurrences)
G4057 περισσῶς (perissōs) — adverb: exceedingly (3 occurrences)
G5249 ὑπερπερισσῶς (huperperissōs) — adverb form of this verb: beyond measure (hapax — Mark 7:37)

Domain Neighbors (Louw-Nida 78.002 — Comparative Degree)¶

Word	Strong's	Verses	Primary KJV
μᾶλλον (mallon)	G3123	69	rather, more
μέγας (megas)	G3173	143	great
περισσεία (perisseia)	G4050	4	abundance
περισσεύω (perisseuo)	G4052	10	abound
περισσός (perissos)	G4053	6	more, more abundant
περισσοτέρως (perissoterōs)	G4056	6	more abundant
περισσῶς (perissōs)	G4057	4	exceedingly
πλεονάζω (pleonazo)	G4121	3	abound

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
περισσεύω (perisseuo)	G4052	"abound"	Base form — ordinary abounding/surplus; huperperisseuo adds ὑπέρ- prefix for intensified, beyond-measure surplus
πλεονάζω (pleonazo)	G4121	"abound"	To increase/multiply; used of sin's abounding in Rom 5:20 while huperperisseuo is reserved for grace's greater response
ὑπερπερισσῶς (huperperissōs)	G5249	"beyond measure"	Adverb cognate (hapax Mark 7:37) — describes manner, not the action itself

Hebrew Source¶

No Hebrew source via LXX. This is a Pauline NT compound with no OT antecedent through the Septuagint.