Greek verb · G5242
ὑπερέχω
hyperechohoop-er-ekh'-o
trans., to hold over or above.; Intrans. (when a noun follows, the case is governed by the prep.
5 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: hyperéchō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5242is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5242
to hold oneself above, i.e. (figuratively) to excel; participle (as adjective, or neuter as noun) superior, superiority
The King James renders it: better, excellency, higher, pass, supreme.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
hyperecho is rendered "trans., to hold over or above.; Intrans. (when a noun follows, the case is governed by the prep.". It stands 5 times in the Greek text, across three books.
- Three of the uses stand in Philippians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "trans., to hold over or above.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 13:1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
Romans 13:1ὑπερεχούσαις
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's five uses are in Philippians.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: trans., to hold over or above., and Intrans. (when a noun follows, the case is governed by the prep..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| trans., to hold over or above. | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereRomans 13:1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities… |
| Intrans. (when a noun follows, the case is governed by the prep. | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 13:1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὑπέρ | hyper | above/for | Uses155 |
| ὑπερβολή | hyperbole | surpassing | Uses8 |
| ὑπερβάλλω | hyperballo | to surpass | Uses5 |
| ὑπερήφανος | hyperephanos | arrogant | Uses5 |
| ὑπερῷον | hyperoion | upper room | Uses4 |
| ὑπεράνω | hyperano | above | Uses3 |
| ὑπεραίρομαι | hyperairomai | be haughty | Uses3 |
| ὑπεροχή | hyperoche | authority | Uses2 |
| ὑπέρογκος | hyperonkos | boastful | Uses2 |
| ὑπερπερισσεύω | hyperperisseuo | to abound | Uses2 |
| ὑπερείδω | hypereido | to overlook | Uses1 |
| ὑπερυψόω | hyperypsoo | to exalt | Uses1 |
and 13 more on the stem.
All 5, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ὑπερέχον1
- ὑπερέχοντας1
- ὑπερέχοντι1
- ὑπερέχουσα1
- ὑπερεχούσαις1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-PAP-APM
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter singular1V-PAP-ASN
- verb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural1V-PAP-DPF
- verb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1V-PAP-DSM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1V-PAP-NSF
Romans
one use
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
- ὑπερεχούσαιςhuperechousaisverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: being above
Philippians
three uses
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
- ὑπερέχονταςhuperechontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: surpassing
More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- ὑπερέχονhuperechonverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: is excelling
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- ὑπερέχουσαhuperechousaverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: is surpassing
1 Peter
one use
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
- ὑπερέχοντιhuperechontiverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: being supreme
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.