noun · feminine

huperochas

Greekὑπεροχή (huperochē)

Strong’sG5247

superiority, excellence

stem huperoch-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

authority1×superiority1×

What it means

ὑπεροχή, -ῆς, ἡ

(< ὑπερέχω) [in LXX: Je 52:22 (קוֹמָה), II Mac 3:11, al.;]

a projection, eminence, as the peak of a mountain. Metaph. (Arist.), excellence, pre-eminence: λόγου ἢ σοφίας, I Co 2:1; οἱ ἐν ὑ. (for a parallel to this phrase, v. Deiss., BS, 255, and cf. II Mac, l.c.), I Ti 2:2.†

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

Strong’s G5247 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhoop-er-okh-ay'

prominence, i.e. (figuratively) superiority (in rank or character)

Fromfrom G5242;

King Jamesauthority, excellency.

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

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	huperochas	huperochais
object accusative	huperochan1×ὑπεροχὴν	huperochain
direct address vocative	huperochar	huperochair
of, belonging to genitive	huperochau	huperochaiu
to, for dative	huperocha1×ὑπεροχῇ	huperochai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

huperochstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

huperocha 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

huperochan“superiority”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Corinthians 2:1“superiority”Kamis ercharatos pros vin, adelfoir, erchama ouk kata huperochan logou ē sofiau katangellarōtos vi tem marturiem tou theou.When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

huperocha“authority”to, fordative singular1×

1 Timothy 2:2“authority”huper basilevoiu kai pantoiu toiu en huperocha arōtoiu, hina ēremon kai hēsuchion bion diaganeiō en panta eusebeia kai semnota.for kings and all those in authority— so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.