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ΥΠΕΡΕΦΕΡΕ, υπερεφερε

YPEREPHERE, yperephere

Sounds Like: hoo-per-EPH-er-e

Translations: excelled, surpassed, carried over, bore over, was superior

From the root: ΦΕΡΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the third person singular imperfect active indicative form of the verb ὑπερφέρω (hyperpherō), which is a compound verb formed from ὑπέρ (hyper, meaning 'over' or 'beyond') and φέρω (pherō, meaning 'to carry' or 'to bear'). It means to carry over, to bear beyond, to excel, or to surpass. In a sentence, it describes an action of one entity being superior to or outperforming another.

Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Imperfect, Active, Indicative

Strong’s number: G5232 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Justin Martyr
  • Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 31:5
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
  • Daniel (Old Greek) — 7:20

From the same root

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