What does ὑπεραίρομαι (hyperaíromai) mean in the Bible?
ὑπεραίρομαι (hyperaíromai) is a Greek word meaning "be haughty".
Greek · G5229
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".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5229?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (1), exalt himself (1), keep me from becoming conceited (1).
Where does ὑπεραίρομαι (hyperaíromai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 12:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), 2 Thessalonians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It - 1× 2 Corinthians 12:7
exalt himself 1× 2 Thessalonians 2:4
keep me from becoming conceited 1× 2 Corinthians 12:7
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2 Corinthians 12:7 ὑπεραίρωμαι to keep me from becoming conceited Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 2 Corinthians 12:7 ὑπεραίρωμαι to - Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 2 Thessalonians 2:4 ὑπεραιρόμενος to exalt himself Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Corinthians 12:7
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
2 Corinthians 2 2 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
ὑπεραίρωμαι 2x hyperairōmai 2 Corinthians 12:7
ὑπεραιρόμενος 1x hyperairomenos 2 Thessalonians 2:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 2x 2 Corinthians 12:7
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Thessalonians 2:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. be haughty
Strong's G5229
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
be haughty
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 12:7 Verb First Person Singular Present Passive Subjunctive
ὑπεραίρωμαι, uperairwmai
I raise beyond, uplift
Read verse 2 Corinthians 12:7 Verb First Person Singular Present Passive Subjunctive
ὑπεραίρωμαι. uperairwmai
I raise beyond, uplift
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὑπεραιρόμενος uperairomenov
I raise beyond, uplift
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Present Voices Passive, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Present Passive 2 Cor 12:7 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Middle 2 Thess 2:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
ὑπεραίρομαι is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain