Strong's Number G5242

ὑπερέχω

huperecho · hoop-er-ekh'-o

Transliteration:

huperecho{hoop-er-ekh'-o}

Word Origin:

from 5228 and 2192

TDNT:

8:523,1230

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to hold oneself above, i.e. (figuratively) to excel; participle (as adjective, or neuter as noun) superior, superiority

Usage in the KJV:

higher 1, better 1, excellency 1, pass 1, supreme 1

Total: 5
Occurs 5 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to have or hold over one
to stand out, rise above, overtop
1. to be above, be superior in rank, authority, power
  1. the prominent men, rulers
2. to excel, to be superior, better than, to surpass