ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΥ, υπερκειμενου
YPERKEIMENOU, yperkeimenou
Sounds Like: hoo-per-KEE-meh-noo
Translations: of lying above, of that which lies above, of superior, of surpassing, of pre-eminent
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective
Explanation: This word is a present middle/passive participle, meaning 'lying above', 'placed over', 'superior', 'surpassing', or 'pre-eminent'. It describes something that is situated above or excels in quality or position. It functions adjectivally, modifying a noun.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine, Neuter
Strong’s number: G5235 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 8:197
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΑΙ — to lie over, to be placed over, to be superior, to excel, to surpass, to be above
- ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΕΝΗ — lying above, situated above, overhanging, superior, a superior one
- ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΝ — lying above, placed over, superior, supreme, a thing lying above, a superior thing
- ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΕΝΩΝ — of things lying over, of things placed over, of things situated above, of things overhanging, of things superior
- ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΤΑΙ — lies above, is situated above, is superior, is preeminent
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