verb
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.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
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.
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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 it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| huperairomeiōὑπεραίρωμαι | happening now · Ipresent middle or passive subjunctive 1st person singular | being too elated | 2× |
| huperairorōntosὑπεραιρόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | exalts himself | 1× |
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 person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | huperairomō | huperairome | huperairomē | huperairomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | huperairosō | huperairose | huperairosē | huperairoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | huperairotō | huperairote | huperairotē | huperairotelē |
| we 1st person plural | huperaironō | huperairone | huperaironē | huperaironelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | huperairovō | huperairove | huperairovē | huperairovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | huperairolō | huperairole | huperairolē | huperairolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | huperairomeiō2×ὑπεραίρωμαι | huperairomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | huperairoseiō | huperairoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | huperairoteiō | huperairoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | huperaironeiō | huperaironeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | huperairoveiō | huperairoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | huperairoleiō | huperairoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | huperairosōr | huperairosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | huperairotōr | huperairotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | huperairovōr | huperairovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | huperairolōr | huperairolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | huperairomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | huperairosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | huperairotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | huperaironoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | huperairovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | huperairoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | huperairorō | huperairorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | huperairorōntos1×ὑπεραιρόμενος | huperairorēntos |
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
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 …