Bible Dictionary: Surplus

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; surplus.

2. (n.) Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.

3. (a.) Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.

Greek

4052. perisseuo -- to be over and above, to abound
... 4052 (from 4012 , "all-around" which indicates abundance or surplus) -- properly,
exceed, go beyond the expected measure, ie above and beyond ("more than ...
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4051. perisseuma -- superfluity
... abundance, that was left. From perisseuo; a surplus, or superabundance --
abundance, that was left, over and above. see GREEK perisseuo. ...
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4050. perisseia -- superfluity
... abundance, surplus. From perisseuo; surplusage, ie Superabundance -- abundance(-
ant, (-ly)), superfluity. see GREEK perisseuo. (perisseia) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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3632. oinophlugia -- drunkenness, debauchery
... drunkenness. From oinos and a form of the base of phluaros; an overflow (or surplus)
of wine, ie Vinolency (drunkenness) -- excess of wine. see GREEK oinos. ...
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4684. spatalao -- to live riotously
... 4684 -- properly, to indulge in luxury (unneeded surplus). The , "The modern term ','
in which the notion of than that of sensual indulgence, .". ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8083. shemoneh -- eight (a cardinal number)
... shmonah {shem-o-naw'}; or shmownah {shem-o-naw'}; apparently from shamen through
the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the ...
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Library

Whether the Semen is Produced from Surplus Food?
... OF THE PROPAGATION OF MAN AS TO THE BODY (TWO ARTICLES) Whether the semen
is produced from surplus food? Objection 1: It would seem ...
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Whether Bishops Sin Mortally if they Distribute not to the Poor ...
... Therefore if bishops keep for themselves, or give to their relations or friends,
their surplus of ecclesiastical goods, it would seem that they are bound to ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether bishops sin mortally if.htm

To J. Tarn, Esq. , Under-Treasurer of the British and Foreign ...
... Total, 27 pounds, 7s, 6d. Surplus of money, 9 pounds, 12s, 6d. From which surplus
of 9 pounds, 12s.6d. ... Surplus due to Mr. Tarn, 2 pounds, 8s, 6d. ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to j tarn esq under-treasurer.htm

Whether Almsgiving is a Matter of Precept?
... On the part of the giver, it must be noted that he should give of his surplus,
according to Lk.11:41: "That which remaineth, give alms." This surplus is to be ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether almsgiving is a matter.htm

Whether Whatever in the Body Belonged to the Truth of Human Nature ...
... children that which his child derives from him must needs be of the flesh of other
men partaken of by his father, since the seed is from the surplus of food ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether whatever in the body.htm

A Story of a Barber's Payments, Introduced for the Sake of ...
... began to purchase it for a large sum of shillings he spent on a tiny bit of meat
all the shillings that he had gained, and did not take home a surplus of even ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xiii a story of.htm

Whether the Lust that is About Venereal Acts Can be a Sin?
... For the venereal act consists in the emission of semen which is the surplus from
food, according to the Philosopher (De Gener. Anim. i, 18). ...
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Whether Consanguinity is Rightly Defined?
... Objection 3: Further, carnal procreation, according to the Philosopher (De
Gener. Anim. ii, 19), is effected from the surplus food [*Cf. ...
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Whether in the State of Innocence Man had Need of Food?
... Objection 4: Further, the consumption of food involves voiding of the surplus,
which seems unsuitable to the state of innocence. ...
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'Fragments' or 'Broken Pieces'
... We are taught to think of the large surplus in Christ's gifts over and above our
need. Our Lord has Himself given us a commentary upon this miracle. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/fragments or broken pieces.htm

Thesaurus

Surplus (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) That which remains when use or need is
satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; surplus. ...
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Ransom (46 Occurrences)
... it was found that the number of the firstborn exceeded the number of the Levites,
equivalence was maintained by ransoming at a certain price the surplus of the ...
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Surprise (27 Occurrences)

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Overflow (43 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance. 7. (n.)
An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Overmuch (16 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Too much. 2. (adv.) In too great a degree; too much. 3. (n.) An excess;
a surplus. Multi-Version Concordance Overmuch (16 Occurrences). ...
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Overplus (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity
proposed; surplus. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. OVERPLUS. ...
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Jether (8 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Surplus; excellence. (1.) Father-in-law of Moses
(Exodus 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro (qv). (2 ...
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Washing (56 Occurrences)
... rubbing the fist of one hand in the hollow of the other, then placed the ten
finger-tips together, holding the hands up, so that any surplus water might flow ...
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Tarsus (5 Occurrences)
... the emperor Justinian (527-65 AD) attempted to provide by cutting a new channel,
starting a short distance North of the city, to divert the surplus water into ...
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Testament (13 Occurrences)
... It is the surplus of this grace that in Paul's presentation is commonly
overlooked" (Mabie, The Divine Reason of the Cross 116). ...
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Bible Concordance

Surplus (3 Occurrences)

Mark 12:44 for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on."
(See NAS)

Luke 21:4 for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on."
(See NAS)

Leviticus 25:27 then let him reckon the years since its sale, and restore the surplus to the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return to his property.
(WEB)

Subtopics

Surplus

Related Terms

Ransom (46 Occurrences)

Surprise (27 Occurrences)

Overflow (43 Occurrences)

Overmuch (16 Occurrences)

Overplus (1 Occurrence)

Jether (8 Occurrences)

Washing (56 Occurrences)

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

Testament (13 Occurrences)