ΥΠΕΡΛΑΜΠΡΥΝΕΣΘΑΙ, υπερλαμπρυνεσθαι
YPERLAMPRYNESTHAI, yperlamprynesthai
Sounds Like: hoo-per-lam-PROO-nes-thai
Translations: to be made exceedingly bright, to be glorified exceedingly, to shine forth exceedingly
From the root: ΛΑΜΠΡΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ὑπέρ' (hyper), meaning 'over, above, beyond, exceedingly', and the verb 'λαμπρύνω' (lampruno), meaning 'to make bright, to glorify'. Therefore, it means 'to be made exceedingly bright' or 'to be glorified exceedingly'. It describes an action where something or someone is made to shine with exceptional brilliance or is elevated to an extraordinary state of glory. As a middle/passive infinitive, it indicates the action of being made bright or glorified, rather than performing the action.
Inflection: Present, Middle or Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G5228 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2985 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΑΜΠΡΥΝΩ.
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- ΛΑΜΠΡΥΝΩ — to make bright, to make splendid, to adorn, to glorify, to shine, to be made bright
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