5235. huperballó
Strong's Lexicon
huperballó: To surpass, to exceed, to go beyond

Original Word: ὑπερβάλλω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: huperballó
Pronunciation: hoop-er-bal'-lo
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-er-bal'-lo)
Definition: To surpass, to exceed, to go beyond
Meaning: I surpass, excel, exceed, transcend.

Word Origin: From the Greek words ὑπέρ (huper, meaning "above" or "beyond") and βάλλω (ballo, meaning "to throw" or "to cast").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to "huperballó," the concept of surpassing or exceeding can be found in Hebrew words like גָּבַר (gabar, Strong's 1396), which means "to be strong" or "to prevail," and רַב (rab, Strong's 7227), meaning "great" or "many."

Usage: The Greek verb "huperballó" conveys the idea of surpassing or exceeding a standard or measure. It is often used to describe something that goes beyond the ordinary or expected limits. In the New Testament, it is frequently used to express the surpassing greatness or abundance of God's power, grace, or love.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of surpassing or exceeding was often associated with competition and achievement, whether in athletic contests, rhetoric, or other areas of life. The use of "huperballó" in the New Testament reflects a cultural understanding of excellence and abundance, but it is applied in a spiritual context to describe the immeasurable and incomparable nature of God's attributes and actions.

HELPS Word-studies

5235 hyperbállō (from 5228 /hypér, "beyond, above" and 906 /bállō, "throw") – properly, throw beyond; (figuratively) surpassing (transcending); excel, exceed ("be eminent").

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from huper and balló
Definition
to throw over or beyond, to run beyond
NASB Translation
surpasses (2), surpassing (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5235: ὑπερβάλλω

ὑπερβάλλω; from Homer down;

1. transitive, to surpass in throwing; to throw over or beyond anything.

2. intransitive, to transcend, surpass, exceed, excel; participle ὑπερβαλλων, excelling, exceeding; Vulg. (in Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 3:19)supereminens; (Aeschylus, Herodotus, Euripides, Isocrates, Xenophon, Plato, others): 2 Corinthians 3:10; 2 Corinthians 9:14; Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 2:7; with a genitive of the object surpassed (Aeschylus Prom. 923; Plato, Gorgias, p. 475 b.; cf. Matthiae, § 358, 2), ὑπερβαλλουσα τῆς γνώσεως ἀγάπη Χρσιτου, the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, Ephesians 3:19 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 346 (324) note).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
exceeding, excel, pass.

From huper and ballo; to throw beyod the usual mark, i.e. (figuratively) to surpass (only active participle supereminent) -- exceeding, excel, pass.

see GREEK huper

see GREEK ballo

Forms and Transliterations
υπερβαλλον υπερβάλλον ὑπερβάλλον υπερβάλλοντα υπερβαλλουσαν υπερβάλλουσαν ὑπερβάλλουσαν υπερβαλλουσης υπερβαλλούσης ὑπερβαλλούσης υπερέβαλεν hyperballon hyperbállon hyperballousan hyperbállousan hyperballouses hyperballousēs hyperballoúses hyperballoúsēs uperballon uperballousan uperballouses uperballousēs
Links
Interlinear GreekInterlinear HebrewStrong's NumbersEnglishman's Greek ConcordanceEnglishman's Hebrew ConcordanceParallel Texts
Englishman's Concordance
2 Corinthians 3:10 V-PPA-GFS
GRK: εἵνεκεν τῆς ὑπερβαλλούσης δόξης
NAS: of the glory that surpasses [it].
KJV: by reason of the glory that excelleth.
INT: on account of the surpassing glory

2 Corinthians 9:14 V-PPA-AFS
GRK: διὰ τὴν ὑπερβάλλουσαν χάριν τοῦ
NAS: for you because of the surpassing grace
KJV: you for the exceeding grace of God
INT: on account of the surpassing grace

Ephesians 1:19 V-PPA-NNS
GRK: τί τὸ ὑπερβάλλον μέγεθος τῆς
NAS: and what is the surpassing greatness
KJV: what [is] the exceeding greatness
INT: what the surpassing greatness of the

Ephesians 2:7 V-PPA-ANS
GRK: ἐπερχομένοις τὸ ὑπερβάλλον πλοῦτος τῆς
NAS: He might show the surpassing riches
KJV: he might shew the exceeding riches
INT: [are] coming the surpassing riches of the

Ephesians 3:19 V-PPA-AFS
GRK: τε τὴν ὑπερβάλλουσαν τῆς γνώσεως
NAS: of Christ which surpasses knowledge,
KJV: of Christ, which passeth knowledge,
INT: moreover the surpassing knowledge

Strong's Greek 5235
5 Occurrences


ὑπερβάλλον — 2 Occ.
ὑπερβάλλουσαν — 2 Occ.
ὑπερβαλλούσης — 1 Occ.

















5234
Top of Page
Top of Page