ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΝ, υπερεχον
YPERECHON, yperechon
Sounds Like: hoo-per-EH-khon
Translations: excelling, surpassing, preeminent, superior, a superior, a ruler, a governor
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective
Explanation: This word is a present active participle of the verb 'hyperechō', meaning 'to hold above' or 'to be superior'. It can function as a verb, describing something that is excelling or surpassing, or as an adjective, describing someone or something that is preeminent or superior. When used substantively, it can refer to a person who is in a position of authority, such as a ruler or governor.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter, Present Active Participle
Strong’s number: G5242 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Philippians — 3:8
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:77
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Philippians — 3:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΕΧΩ.
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.
- ΤΟΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΝ — the excelling one, the superior one, the preeminent one, that which excels, the surpassing part
- ΥΠΕΙΡΕΧΟΝ — excelling, surpassing, preeminent, superior, a superior, an excelling one
- ΥΠΕΡΕΙΧΕΝ — it excelled, it surpassed, it was superior, it was preeminent, it stood out
- ΥΠΕΡΕΙΧΟΝ — excelled, surpassed, were superior, projected, stood out
- ΥΠΕΡΕΞΕΙ — will excel, will surpass, will be superior, will be preeminent
- ΥΠΕΡΕΞΩ — I will be preeminent, I will excel, I will surpass, I will be superior
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΕΙ — excels, surpasses, is superior, is preeminent, has authority over
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΕΙΝ — to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be preeminent, to be in authority, to be better
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΝΤΑ — excelling, surpassing, preeminent, superior, a superior, those who excel, those who are superior
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΝΤΑΣ — excelling, surpassing, preeminent, superior, a superior, those who excel, those who are superior
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΝΤΕΣ — excelling, surpassing, preeminent, superior, a superior one, those who excel, those who are superior
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΝΤΙ — excelling, surpassing, preeminent, superior, a superior, one who excels
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΝΤΟΣ — of excelling, of surpassing, of being superior, of being preeminent, of being outstanding
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΝΤΩΝ — excelling, surpassing, preeminent, superior, those who excel, those who are superior
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΤΑΣ — excelling, surpassing, being superior, having preeminence, being in authority, being above
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΥΣΑ — excelling, surpassing, preeminent, superior, a superior, an excelling one
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΥΣΑΙΣ — (to) excelling, (to) surpassing, (to) preeminent, (to) superior, (to) having authority, (to) in authority
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΥΣΑΝ — excelling, surpassing, superior, preeminent
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΥΣΙ — they excel, they surpass, they are superior, they are preeminent, they are better
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΟΥΣΙΝ — excel, surpass, be superior, be preeminent, be in authority
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΩ — to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be preeminent, to be better, to be in authority, to hold a position of authority
- ΥΠΕΡΕΧΩΝ — excelling, surpassing, preeminent, superior, being superior, one who excels
- ΥΠΕΡΣΧΕΙΝ — to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be preeminent, to hold over, to project
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