What does ὑπερέχω (hyperéchō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπερέχω (hyperéchō): To surpass or excel; to be superior in rank, quality, or worth beyond comparison.
Greek · G5242
ὑπερέχω
Be higher
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ὑπερέχωG5242
Pronunciationhyperéchō
What does ὑπερέχω (hyperéchō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπερέχω (hyperéchō): To surpass or excel; to be superior in rank, quality, or worth beyond comparison.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5242?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), more important than (1), surpasses (1), surpassing excellence (1), the supreme [authority] (1).
Where does ὑπερέχω (hyperéchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 13:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Philippians (3), 1 Peter (1), Romans (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×Romans 13:1
more important than1×Philippians 2:3
surpasses1×Philippians 4:7
surpassing excellence1×Philippians 3:8
the supreme [authority]1×1 Peter 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 13:1ὑπερεχούσαιςto. . .Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine PluralPhilippians 2:3ὑπερέχονταςtomore important thanVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralPhilippians 3:8ὑπερέχονtosurpassing excellenceVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter SingularPhilippians 4:7ὑπερέχουσαtosurpassesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular1 Peter 2:13ὑπερέχοντιtothe supreme [authority]Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 13:1
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Romans1Philippians31 Peter1
Source forms
ὑπερέχον1xhyperechonPhilippians 3:8
ὑπερέχοντας1xhyperechontasPhilippians 2:3
ὑπερέχοντι1xhyperechonti1 Peter 2:13
ὑπερέχουσα1xhyperechousaPhilippians 4:7
ὑπερεχούσαις1xhyperechousaisRomans 13:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural1xPhilippians 2:3
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular1xPhilippians 3:8
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Plural1xRomans 13:1
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular1x1 Peter 2:13
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular1xPhilippians 4:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To surpass or excel; to be superior in rank, quality, or worth beyond comparison.
Strong'sG5242
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms1 form5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkRomans 13:1Source Gloss
be higher
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 13:1Verb Present Active Participle Dative Plural Feminine
ὑπερεχούσαιςuperecousaiv
I excel, surpass
Read versePhilippians 2:3Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ὑπερέχονταςuperecontav
I excel, surpass
Read versePhilippians 3:8Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑπερέχονuperecon
I excel, surpass
Read versePhilippians 4:7Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
ὑπερέχουσαuperecousa
I excel, surpass
Read verse1 Peter 2:13Verb Present Active Participle Dative Singular Masculine
ὑπερέχοντι·upereconti
I excel, surpass
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 groups1Aligned forms5TensesPresentVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality5×
Present ActiveRom 13:1 · Phil 2:3 · Phil 3:8 · Phil 4:7 · 1 Pet 2:135×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present5
Voice
active5
Mood
participle5
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
governing authorities being superior in rank and power over subjects
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὑπερέχω is built from these roots: