Strong's Greek · G5235

G5235 hyperbállō

ὑπερβάλλω

exceeding, excel, pass

Looking for Hebrew H5235 neker? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5235. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

hyperbállō appears 5 times in Scripture, in 2 Corinthians and Ephesians. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to throw beyod the usual mark, i.e. (figuratively) to surpass (only active participle supereminent)

Derivation

from G5228 (ὑπέρ) and G906 (βάλλω);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

2 Corinthians 9:14

“And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.”

2 Corinthians 3:10

“Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.”

Ephesians 2:7

“in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.”

Ephesians 3:19

“of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

Ephesians 1:19

“and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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