II. to be superior to another, surpass, excel, c.gen.pers., “τόσσον ἐγὼ περί τ᾽ εἰμὶ θεῶν περί τ᾽ εἴμ᾽ ἀνθρώπων” 11.8.27, cf. Emp.113, Hdt.3.146, X.Mem.3.7.7: c. acc. rei, “περὶ φρένας ἔμμεναι ἄλλων” Il.13.631 ; “περίεσσι γυναικῶν εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε” Od.18.248, cf. 19.326, etc.; “οἳ περὶ μὲν βουλὴν Δαναῶν περὶ δ᾽ ἐστὲ μάχεσθαι” Il.1.258, cf. Od.1.66: later c. dat. rei, σοφίᾳ τῶν Ἑλλήνων π. Pl.Prt.342b, cf. Smp. 222e; “τῇ ἐπιμελείᾳ π. τῶν φίλων” X.An.1.9.24: without gen. pers., to be superior, ναυσὶ πολὺ π. Th.6.22 ; “πολλὸν π. πλήθεϊ” Hdt.9.31, cf. X. An.1.8.13 : abs., ἐλπὶς τοῦ περιέσεσθαι hope of success, Th.1.144, cf. Men.Sam.134; ἐκ περιόντος ἀγωνιεῖσθαι at an advantage, Th.8.46.
III. to be spared, τινι Hdt.3.119: abs., survive, Id.1.11,120, al., Hp.Prog.20 ; τῇ σεωυτοῦ μοίρῃ περίεις by your own destiny, Hdt.1.121 ; τὴν Ἑλλάδα π. ἐλευθέρην shall remain free, Id.7.139, cf. D.21.222, etc. ; of things, to be extant, still in existence, Hdt.1.92, etc.
2. to be over and above, remain, freq. in part., “τὸ περιὸν τοῦ στρατοῦ” Th.2.79 ; esp. of property, money, etc., “ἡ περιοῦσα παρασκευή” Id.1.89 ; “π. τινὶ εἰς τὸν ἐνιαυτόν” Pl.R.416e ; οἰόμενοι περιεῖναι χρήματά τῳ imagining that any one has a balance in his hands, D.18.227 ; τὰ περιόντα τοῦ κλήρου the surplus, balance, Pl.Lg.923d, cf. Lys.21.16, Is.5.41; τὰ περιόντα χρήματα τῆς διοικήσεως the money remaining after paying the expenses, D.59.4, cf. IG12.91.31, PRev.Laws 16.16 (iii B.C.), etc. ; ἃ δὲ νῦν περιόντ᾽ αὐτὸν ὑβρίζειν ἐπαίρει but the superfluous wealth which now incites him . . , D.21.211.
b. metaph., ἐκ τοῦ περιεῦντος γενέσθαι to be a luxury, Democr.144 ; ἐκ τοῦ π. in one's leisure, D.Ep.3.36; as a work of supererogation, Phld.Mus.p.108K.; “τοῖς ἐκ τοῦ π. εἰς εὐπρέπειαν ἠσκημένοις” Luc.Am.33 ; τοσοῦτον ὑμῖν περίεστι τοῦ πρὸς ἐμὲ μίσους you have such an excess of hatred against me, Ps.Philipp. ap. D.12.7 ; τοσοῦτον αὐτῷ περιῆν (sc. τῆς ὕβρεως) D.21.17, cf. Philostr.VA3.46, Ael.NA5.34, Aristid.Or.22(19).6, al.; τοσοῦτον περίεστιν (sc. τῆς ὕβρεως（“, ὥστε τοὺς ἠδικημένους πρὸς συκοφαντοῦσιν” D.55.29.
3. to be left over and above, to be the net result, ὑμῖν περίεστιν ἐκ τούτων the net result to you of all this is . . , Id.13.20 ; ἐνίοις . . τὸ μηδὲν ἀναλῶσαι . . περίεστιν to some the net result is that they spend nothing, Id.21.155 ; “ὥστε μηδὲν ἄλλ᾽ ἢ τὰς αἰσχύνας αὐτῷ περιεῖναι” Aeschin.1.154 ; ψηφίσμαθ᾽ ὑμῖν περιέσται, βελτίω δ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ὁτιοῦν τὰ πράγματ᾽ ἔσται you will have plenty of decrees, but . . , D. Prooem.21.3 : c. inf., “περίεστι τοίνυν ὑμῖν ἀλλήλοις ἐρίζειν” Id.2.29 ; cf. περιγίγνομαι.
