preposition

huperanō

Greekὑπεράνω (huperanō)

Strong’sG5231

far above

stem huperanō-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books

Translated as

far above2×above1×

What it means

ὑπερ-άνω

compound adv.,

[in LXX for עַל, מֵעָל, etc.;]

above: as prep. c. gen., Eph 1:21 4:10, He 9:5.†

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

Strong’s G5231 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhoop-er-an'-o

above upward, i.e. greatly higher (in place or rank)

Fromfrom G5228 and G507;

King Jamesfar above, over.

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

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

huperanō3×

Ephesians 1:21“far above”huperanō pantau archau kai exousiau kai dunamiau kai kuriotau kai panteu onomeu onomazirōteu ouk monem en to aiōno houto alla kai en to mellarōto;far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Ephesians 4:10“far above”tos katabainaratos autos atō kai tos anabainaratos huperanō pantoiu toiu ouranoiu, hina plērateia teim panteim.He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

Hebrews 9:5“above”huperanō de autau Cheroubeim doxau kataskiazarōteim tem hilastēriem; peri heiu ouk atō nun legarō kata merem.Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.