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Lexicon :: Strong's G5229 - hyperairō

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ὑπεραίρω
Transliteration
hyperairō (Key)
Pronunciation
hoop-er-ah'-ee-ro
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice from ὑπέρ (G5228) and αἴρω (G142)
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Strong’s Definitions

ὑπεραίρομαι hupĕrairŏmai, hoop-er-ah'-ee-rom-ahee; middle voice from G5228 and G142; to raise oneself over, i.e. (figuratively) to become haughty:—exalt self, be exalted above measure.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G5229 in the following manner: be exalted above measure (2x), exalt (one's) self (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G5229 in the following manner: be exalted above measure (2x), exalt (one's) self (1x).
  1. to lift or raise up over some thing

  2. to lift one's self up, be exalted, be haughty

  3. to carry one's self haughtily to, behave insolently towards one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑπεραίρομαι hupĕrairŏmai, hoop-er-ah'-ee-rom-ahee; middle voice from G5228 and G142; to raise oneself over, i.e. (figuratively) to become haughty:—exalt self, be exalted above measure.
STRONGS G5229:
ὑπεραίρω: present middle ὑπεραίρομαι; (ὑπέρ and αἴρω); to lift or raise up over something; middle to lift oneself up, be exalted, be haughty: 2 Corinthians 12:7 (R. V. to be exalted overmuch); ἐπί τινα, above one, 2 Thessalonians 2:4; with a dative incommodi τίνι, to carry oneself haughtily to, behave insolently toward one, 2 Macc. 5:23; (very variously in secular authors from Aeschylus and Plato down).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Corinthians
12:7
2 Thessalonians
2:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5229 matches the Greek ὑπεραίρω (hyperairō),
which occurs 3 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:7 - So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,[fn] a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:4 - who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
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