What does ὑπερεντυγχάνω (hyperentynchánō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπερεντυγχάνω (hyperentynchánō): Intercession that goes beyond ordinary petition, advocating intensely for another's behalf before God.
Greek · G5241
ὑπερεντυγχάνω
To intercede in behalf of
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ὑπερεντυγχάνω G5241
Pronunciation hyperentynchánō
What does ὑπερεντυγχάνω (hyperentynchánō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπερεντυγχάνω (hyperentynchánō): Intercession that goes beyond ordinary petition, advocating intensely for another's behalf before God.
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How does the BSB render G5241?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include intercedes [for us] (1).
Where does ὑπερεντυγχάνω (hyperentynchánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 8:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It intercedes [for us] 1× Romans 8:26
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First aligned row Romans 8:26
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Romans 1
Source forms
ὑπερεντυγχάνει 1x hyperentynchanei Romans 8:26
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 8:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Intercession that goes beyond ordinary petition, advocating intensely for another's behalf before God.
Strong's G5241
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to intercede in behalf of
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Intercession that goes beyond ordinary petition, advocating intensely for another's behalf before God.
to intercede or make petition for (see Deiss., BS, 121 f.): before ὑπέρ, Rom.8:26.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 8:26 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὑπερεντυγχάνει uperentugcanei
I intercede for
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
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Rom 8:26 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
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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