Strong's Lexicon
G5231
G5231 — ὑπεράνω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5231 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὑπεράνω |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | from G5228 and G507 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | huperano |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hoop-er-an'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. above upward, i.e. greatly higher (in place or rank) |
| KJV Renderings: | far above, over |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὑπεράνω (ὑπέρ and ἄνω), adverb, above: τίνος (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 54, 6), above a thing — of place, Eph 4:10; Heb 9:5; of rank and power, Eph 1:21. (The Sept.; (Aristotle), Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, Lucian, Aelian, others (Winers Grammar, § 50, 7 Note 1; Buttmann, § 146, 4).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὑπεράνω (far above)
Ephesians 1:21
- KJV: Far above all principality and power and might and dominion and every name that is named not only in this world but also in that which is to come
- GK: υπεράνω πάσης αρχής και εξουσίας και δυνάμεως και κυριότητος και παντός ονόματος ονομαζομένου ου μόνον εν τω αιώνι τούτω αλλά και εν τω μέλλοντι
Ephesians 4:10
- KJV: He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens that he might fill all things
- GK: ο καταβάς αυτός εστι και ο αναβάς υπεράνω πάντων των ουρανών ίνα πληρώση τα πάντα
Hebrews 9:5
- KJV: And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat of which we can not now speak particularly
- GK: υπεράνω δε αυτής χερουβίμ δόξης κατασκιάζοντα το ιλαστήριον περί ων ουκ έστι νυν λέγειν κατά μέρος