ὑπεραίρομαι
hyperairomai · exalt oneself
Greek word · Strong’s number G5229 · appears 3 times in the Bible
What is the Strong number?
Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.What it means
hyperairomai (ὑπεραίρομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “exalt oneself”.
Rise above others, become proud.
How to say it
hy·pe·rai·ro·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To set oneself above others in pride.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- become conceited ×2
- exalts himself ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 12:7
And because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations —therefore, so that I would not become conceited, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to beat me— so that I would not become conceited.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4
who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the sanctuary of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.
And 1 more times.