ΥΠΕΡΦΕΡΕΙΝ, υπερφερειν
YPERPHEREIN, yperpherein
Sounds Like: hoo-per-FEH-rin
Translations: to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to carry over, to bear over
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΦΕΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΥΠΕΡ (hyper, meaning 'over' or 'beyond') and the verb ΦΕΡΩ (pherō, meaning 'to carry' or 'to bear'). It means to carry over or beyond, and by extension, to excel or surpass others in quality or achievement. It can be used to describe someone or something that is superior or outstanding.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5233 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:122
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΦΕΡΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΟΙΣΕΙ — will excel, will surpass, will exceed, will carry over, will bear over
- ΥΠΕΡΦΕΡΟΜΕΝΑ — being carried over, being carried beyond, surpassing, excelling, being superior
- ΥΠΕΡΦΕΡΩ — excel, surpass, be superior, carry over, bear over, be preeminent, be more excellent
- ΥΠΕΡΦΕΡΩΝ — excelling, surpassing, exceeding, carrying over, bearing over
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