Greek · G5229 · unreviewed

ὑπεραίρομαι

Be haughty

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ὑπεραίρομαι G5229

Pronunciation hyperaíromai

What does ὑπεραίρομαι (hyperaíromai) mean in the Bible?

ὑπεραίρομαι (hyperaíromai) is a Greek word meaning "be haughty". ὑπερ-αίρω [in LXX: 2Ch.

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Meaning

be haughty

Extended definition

to lift or raise over. Mid., to uplift oneself: 2Co.12:7; before ἐπί, with accusative, of person(s), 2Th.2:4 (cf. 2Ma.5:23).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

subjunctive 2

Tense

present 2

Voice

passive 2

Mood

subjunctive 2

NT Occurrences

2 Corinthians 12:7 ὑπεραίρωμαι present passive subjunctive subjunctive 2 Corinthians 12:7 ὑπεραίρωμαι present passive subjunctive subjunctive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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