ὑπεραίρομαιhyperaíromai
to lift or raise over.
Greek (New Testament) · G5229
Meanings
Mid., to uplift oneself: 2 Corinthians 12:7; followed by ἐπί, with acc, person, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 (cf. 2 Maccabees 5:23).
Same root
- ὑπέρhypér · G5228"over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than
- αἴρωaírō · G142to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H05375) to expiate sin
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 12:7 even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.