Bible Dictionary
REDOUND
To redound means to overflow, abound, or produce a resulting effect. In the New Testament, thanksgiving abounding through many people is said to bring glory to God.
Definition
To redound means to overflow, abound, or produce a resulting effect. The word originally suggested something sent back as a wave or reaction.
Biblical Usage
In 2 Corinthians 4:15, thanksgiving arising through many people is said to redound to the glory of God. The Revised Version expresses the thought as causing thanksgiving to abound.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>re-dound' (from re-, "back," and undare, "to surge as a wave"): To be sent back as a reaction, to overflow; occurs only as the translation of perisseuo, "to be over and above," "to superabound" (frequent in the New Testament); in 2Co 4:15, "might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God," the Revised Version (British and American) "may cause the thanksgiving to abound."</p>