ἈΝΘΥΠΕΡΒΑΛΛΟΜΕΝΩΝ, ἀνθυπερβαλλομενων
ANTHYPERBALLOMENŌN, anthyperballomenōn
Sounds Like: an-thoo-per-bal-LOH-meh-nohn
Translations: exceeding, surpassing, excelling, outdoing, going beyond, throwing over against
From the root: ἈΝΘΥΠΕΡΒΑΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the prepositions ἀντί (anti, 'against, instead of'), ὑπέρ (hyper, 'over, above, beyond'), and the verb βάλλω (ballo, 'to throw, cast'). It describes an action of throwing or casting something over and against another, leading to the meaning of exceeding, surpassing, or outdoing. It implies a competitive or comparative action where one thing goes beyond another in measure or intensity.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter, Present, Middle or Passive
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 7:189
From the same root
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