ΥΠΕΡΧΕΤΑΙ, υπερχεται
YPERCHETAI, yperchetai
Sounds Like: hoo-per-KHEH-tai
Translations: comes over, comes upon, overtakes, surpasses, excels, goes beyond
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΕΡΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'ὑπέρ' (hyper), meaning 'over' or 'beyond', and 'ἔρχομαι' (erchomai), meaning 'to come' or 'to go'. It describes the action of something coming over or upon someone or something, often implying an overtaking, surpassing, or excelling. It can be used to describe an emotion or memory coming over someone, or a person or thing surpassing another in some quality.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΕΡΧΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΕΛΘΟΝ — having gone over, having gone beyond, having passed over, having passed beyond
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