What does ὑπερείδω (hypereídō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπερείδω (hypereídō) is a Greek word meaning "to overlook".
Greek · G5237
ὑπερείδω
To overlook
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ὑπερείδωG5237
Pronunciationhypereídō
What does ὑπερείδω (hypereídō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπερείδω (hypereídō) is a Greek word meaning "to overlook".
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How does the BSB render G5237?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include overlooked (1).
Where does ὑπερείδω (hypereídō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 17:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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 Itoverlooked1×Acts 17:30
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 17:30
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Acts1
Source forms
ὑπεριδὼν1xhyperidōnActs 17:30
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 17:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to overlook
Source Gloss
to overlook
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to overlook: with accusative of thing(s), Act.17:30
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 17:30Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὑπεριδὼνuperidwn
I overlook
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
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
ὑπερείδω is built from these roots: