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
ὑπερεντυγχάνω (hyperentynchánō): Intercession that goes beyond ordinary petition, advocating intensely for another's behalf before God.
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ὑπερεντυγχάνωG5241
Pronunciationhyperentynchánō
What does ὑπερεντυγχάνω (hyperentynchánō) mean in the Bible?
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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 Itintercedes [for us]1×Romans 8:26
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First aligned rowRomans 8:26
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Books represented1
Romans1
Source forms
ὑπερεντυγχάνει1xhyperentynchaneiRomans 8:26
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xRomans 8:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Intercession that goes beyond ordinary petition, advocating intensely for another's behalf before God.
Strong'sG5241
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to intercede in behalf of
Extended definitionSource: 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 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.
Romans 8:26Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὑπερεντυγχάνειuperentugcanei
I intercede for
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Grammatical Forms
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present ActiveRom 8:261×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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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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