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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ὑπερέχω G5242
Pronunciation hyperéchō
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 than 1× Philippians 2:3
surpasses 1× Philippians 4:7
surpassing excellence 1× Philippians 3:8
the supreme [authority] 1× 1 Peter 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 13:1 ὑπερεχούσαις to . . . Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Plural Philippians 2:3 ὑπερέχοντας to more important than Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural Philippians 3:8 ὑπερέχον to surpassing excellence Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular Philippians 4:7 ὑπερέχουσα to surpasses Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 1 Peter 2:13 ὑπερέχοντι to the 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 row Romans 13:1
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Romans 1 Philippians 3 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ὑπερέχον 1x hyperechon Philippians 3:8
ὑπερέχοντας 1x hyperechontas Philippians 2:3
ὑπερέχοντι 1x hyperechonti 1 Peter 2:13
ὑπερέχουσα 1x hyperechousa Philippians 4:7
ὑπερεχούσαις 1x hyperechousais Romans 13:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Philippians 2:3
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Philippians 3:8
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Plural 1x Romans 13:1
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Peter 2:13
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Philippians 4:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To surpass or excel; to be superior in rank, quality, or worth beyond comparison.
Strong's G5242
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 1 form 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Romans 13:1 Source Gloss
be higher
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 13:1 Verb Present Active Participle Dative Plural Feminine
ὑπερεχούσαις uperecousaiv
I excel, surpass
Read verse Philippians 2:3 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ὑπερέχοντας uperecontav
I excel, surpass
Read verse Philippians 3:8 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑπερέχον uperecon
I excel, surpass
Read verse Philippians 4:7 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
ὑπερέχουσα uperecousa
I excel, surpass
Read verse 1 Peter 2:13 Verb 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Active Rom 13:1 · Phil 2:3 · Phil 3:8 · Phil 4:7 · 1 Pet 2:13 5×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5
Voice
active 5
Mood
participle 5
NT Occurrences
Romans 13:1 ὑπερεχούσαις present active participle participle Philippians 2:3 ὑπερέχοντας present active participle participle Philippians 3:8 ὑπερέχον present active participle participle Philippians 4:7 ὑπερέχουσα present active participle participle 1 Peter 2:13 ὑπερέχοντι present active participle participle
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:
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