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ΥΠΕΡΒΑΛΛΟΥ, υπερβαλλου

YPERBALLOU, yperballou

Sounds Like: hoo-per-BAL-loo

Translations: exceeding, surpassing, excelling, throwing over, going beyond, to exceed, to surpass, to excel, to throw over, to go beyond

From the root: ΥΠΕΡΒΑΛΛΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective

Explanation: This word can function as a verb meaning 'to exceed' or 'to surpass', or as a participle acting as an adjective meaning 'exceeding' or 'surpassing'. As a verb, it describes an action of going beyond a limit or being superior. As an adjective, it describes something that is outstanding or extraordinary in quality or quantity. In the provided examples, it appears as a participle (ΥΠΕΡΒΑΛΛΟΥΣΑΝ, ΥΠΕΡΒΑΛΛΟΥΣΑΣ) and as an imperative (ΥΠΕΡΒΑΛΛΟΥ).

Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Imperative, Second Person, Singular (as a verb); or Present, Active, Participle, Genitive, Masculine/Neuter, Singular (as a participle)

Strong’s number: G5235 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • Sirach — 5:7
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
  • Sirach — 5:7

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΒΑΛΛΩ.

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