Lexical Summary hyperairō: to lift or raise over, to uplift oneself Original Word: ὑπεραίρωTransliteration: hyperairō Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-er-ah'-ee-rom-ahee) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to lift or raise over, to uplift oneself Meaning: to lift or raise over, to uplift oneself Strong's Concordance exalt self, be exalted above measure. Middle voice from huper and airo; to raise oneself over, i.e. (figuratively) to become haughty -- exalt self, be exalted above measure. see GREEK huper see GREEK airo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5229: ὑπεραίρωὑπεραίρω: present middle ὑπεραίρομαι; (ὑπέρ and αἴρω); to lift or raise up over something; middle to lift oneself up, be exalted, be haughty: 2 Corinthians 12:7 (R. V. to be exalted overmuch); ἐπί τινα, above one, 2 Thessalonians 2:4; with a dative incommodi τίνι, to carry oneself haughtily to, behave insolently toward one, 2 Macc. 5:23; (very variously in secular authors from Aeschylus and Plato down). |