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verb

Greekὑπεραίρομαι (huperairomai)
Biblang

huperairomō

Strong’sG5229

I raise beyond, uplift

stem huperair-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

ὑπερ-αίρω

[in LXX: II Ch 32:23 (נָשָׂא ni.), etc.;]

to lift or raise over. Mid., to uplift oneself: II Co 12:7; seq. ἐπί, c. acc, pers., II Th 2:4 (cf. II Mac 5:23).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5229 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhoop-er-ah'-ee-rom-ahee

to raise oneself over, i.e. (figuratively) to become haughty

Frommiddle voice from G5228 and G142;

King Jamesexalt self, be exalted above measure.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
ὑπεραίρω,
lift or raise up over, εἰς τὸν ἔξω τόπον τὴν τοῦ ἡνιόχου κεφαλήν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἑρμάτων ὑ. τὸ σκάφος over the rocks, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ὑ. τὸ φθέγμα raise it very high, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—middle, lift oneself or rise above, πάντων Refs W.: absolutely, to be lifted up, NT; give oneself airs, be coy, Refs 5th c.AD+; exalt oneself above, ἐπὶ θεόν NT
2 heighten, ναῦν τοίχοις Refs 2nd c.AD+
II intransitive,
II.1 with accusative, jump over, τειχία Refs 5th c.BC+; cross, Ἄλπεις Refs 2nd c.BC+pass over, Refs; ὑ. τὴν ἄκραν double the cape, Refs; κάμψαντες τὸν Πάχυνον ὑ. [τὸ πέλαγος] εἰς.. Refs 1st c.BC+: absolutely, cross the sea, Refs 2nd c.BC+: as naval and military term, outflank, τὸ λαιὸν τῶν πολεμίων Refs 2nd c.BC+, etc.: without a sense of motion, rise above, τὸ ὕδωρ Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 excel, τινι in a thing, Refs 4th c.BC+: with accusative, excel, Refs 2nd c.AD+; νοῦν ὑπεραίρει Refs 3rd c.AD+
II.3 overshoot, go beyond, μήθ᾽ ὑπεράρας μήθ᾽ ὑποκάμψας καιρόν Refs 4th c.BC+; exceed, ὑ. τῆς οὐσίας τὸ μέγεθος ὁ τῶν τέκνων ἀριθμός Refs 4th c.BC+; πυγωνιαῖον ἢ μικρὸν ὑπεραῖρον a little more, Refs 4th c.BC+; τῶν ὑπεραιρόντων ἱερέων the priests in excess (of a certain number), Refs 3rd c.AD+; τῶν ὑπεραιρούντων (sic) τὸν ἀριθμὸν τῶν ἱερέων Refs 3rd c.AD+; τὸ ὑπεραῖρον ἀργύριον the money (received) in excess, Refs 2nd c.BC+; τοσοῦτον ἐν [τοῖς δαπανηθεῖσιν] ὑπερῆρεν [αὐτόν] he so far exceeded him in his expenditure, Refs 2nd c.AD+; λόγος ὑπεραίρων τοῖς ὀνόμασι καὶ ταῖς γνώμαις overdone, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὸ ὑπεραῖρον exaggeration, Refs 2nd c.BC+
III with genitive, pass beyond, double a cape, τοῦ ἀκρωτηρίου Refs 2nd c.AD+; rise above, τῆς γῆς Refs
III.2 transcend, exceed, μήθ᾽ ὑπεραίροντα τῶν εἰθισμένων ὄγκων (τὸν εἰθ. ὄγκον Refs 5th c.BC+; overcome, τέχνῃ τοῦ ῥοθίου Refs 2nd c.AD+
III.3 with genitive, despise,Refs 3rd c.AD+
IV overflow, τὰ ἀγγεῖα Refs 4th c.BC+: absolutely, of a stream, ὑ. εἰς τὰ χωρία Refs 4th c.BC+
IV.2 ὑ. ὑπέρ τι project beyond.., Refs 2nd c.AD+; οἱ ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ ζυγῷ ὑ. τοὺς πρωτοστάτας πήχεις σ, i.e. their σάρισαι project beyond.., Refs 2nd c.AD+; ὑπεραίρειν ἔξω τὰ βλέφαρα project beyond the eyelids, of a tumour, Refs 6th c.AD+, compare 15; overlap, Refs 3rd c.BC+
V Ὑπεραίρων, οντος, ὁ, Most Excellent, = Latin Exsuperatorius, name given to December by Commodus, Refs 2nd c.AD+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

being too elated2×exalts himself1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
huperairomeiōὑπεραίρωμαιhappening now · Ipresent middle or passive subjunctive 1st person singularbeing too elated2×
huperairorōntosὑπεραιρόμενοςhappening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculineexalts himself1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularhuperairomōhuperairomehuperairomēhuperairomelē
you 2nd person singularhuperairosōhuperairosehuperairosēhuperairoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuperairotōhuperairotehuperairotēhuperairotelē
we 1st person pluralhuperaironōhuperaironehuperaironēhuperaironelē
ye 2nd person pluralhuperairovōhuperairovehuperairovēhuperairovelē
they 3rd person pluralhuperairolōhuperairolehuperairolēhuperairolelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularhuperairomeiō2×ὑπεραίρωμαιhuperairomeiē
you 2nd person singularhuperairoseiōhuperairoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuperairoteiōhuperairoteiē
we 1st person pluralhuperaironeiōhuperaironeiē
ye 2nd person pluralhuperairoveiōhuperairoveiē
they 3rd person pluralhuperairoleiōhuperairoleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularhuperairosōrhuperairosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuperairotōrhuperairotēr
ye 2nd person pluralhuperairovōrhuperairovēr
they 3rd person pluralhuperairolōrhuperairolēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularhuperairomoiō
you 2nd person singularhuperairosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularhuperairotoiō
we 1st person pluralhuperaironoiō
ye 2nd person pluralhuperairovoiō
they 3rd person pluralhuperairoloiō
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicehuperairorōhuperairorē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voicehuperairorōntos1×ὑπεραιρόμενοςhuperairorēntos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
huperairstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

huperair is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

huperairomeiō“being too elated”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive subjunctive 1st person singular2×

2 Corinthians 12:7“being too elated”… huperbola taiu apokalupsiaiu. dio hina mē huperairomeiō, dōita mi skolopos ta sarka, angelos …… surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan …

2 Corinthians 12:7“being too elated”… Satanou, hina min kolafizateiō, hina mē huperairomeiō.… messenger of Satan, to torment me.

huperairorōntos“exalts himself”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×

2 Thessalonians 2:4“exalts himself”tos antikeiorōntos kai huperairorōntos epi panton legorōnton theon ē sebasmem, …He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he …