Lexicon huperoché: a projection, eminence Original Word: ὑπεροχή, ῆς, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: huperoché Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-er-okh-ay') Short Definition: superiority, excellence Definition: superiority, excellence, preeminence, authority. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 5247 hyperox (from 5242/hyperéxō, "hold above") – prominence (because elevated); pre-eminent (superior). See 5242 (hyperéxō). 5247 (hyperoxē) is "primarily, 'a projection, eminence,' as a mountain peak, hence, metaphorically, 'pre-eminence, superiority, excellency' " (Vine, Unger, White, NT, 46). [5247 (hyperoxḗ) is properly "a projection (eminence), as the peak of a mountain; metaphorically, excellence, pre-eminence" (so also in Aristotle, A-S).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom huperechóDefinitiona projection, eminence NASB Translationauthority (1), superiority (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5247: ὑπεροχήὑπεροχή, ὑπεροχῆς, ἡ (from ὑπέροχος, and this from ὑπερέχω, which see), properly, elevation, pre-eminence, superiority (properly, in Polybius, Plutarch, others); metaphorically, excellence ( Plato, Aristotle, Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, others): τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχή, namely, ὄντες ( R. V. those that are in high place), of magistrates, 1 Timothy 2:2 ( ἐν ὑπεροχή κεῖσθαι, to have great honor and authority, 2 Macc. 3:11); καθ' ὑπεροχήν λόγου ἡ σοφίας ( A. V. with excellency of speech or of wisdom i. e.) with distinguished eloquence or wisdom, 1 Corinthians 2:1.
Strong's authority, excellency. From huperecho; prominence, i.e. (figuratively) superiority (in rank or character) -- authority, excellency. see GREEK huperecho |
