Word: perisseia
Pronounce: per-is-si'-ah
Strongs Number: G4050
Orig: from 4052; surplusage, i.e. superabundance:--abundance(-ant, (-ly)), superfluity. G4052
Use: TDNT-6:63,828 Noun Feminine
Heb Strong: H3504 H7468
1) abundance, superabundantly, superfluously
2) superiority, preference, pre-eminence
3) gain, profit
4) residue, remains: the wickedness remaining over in a Christian from his state prior to conversion
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Used by the Greeks to describe the excess wax in their ears.