ΠΡΟΣΥΠΕΡΒΑΛΛΕΙΝ, προσυπερβαλλειν
PROSYPERBALLEIN, prosyperballein
Sounds Like: pros-yoo-per-BAL-lein
Translations: to exceed, to surpass, to go beyond, to throw beyond, to throw over and above
From the root: ΠΡΟΣ, ΥΠΕΡ, ΒΑΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prepositions ΠΡΟΣ (pros, 'to, in addition to') and ΥΠΕΡ (hyper, 'over, beyond') and the verb ΒΑΛΛΩ (ballō, 'to throw'). It means to exceed, to surpass, or to go beyond something, often implying an action of 'throwing' or 'casting' oneself or something else over and above a limit or standard. It can describe an action that goes to an extreme or is excessive.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G4390 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΡΟΣ, ΥΠΕΡ, ΒΑΛΛΩ, appear in our texts.
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