Definition
ὑπερ-αίρω
[in LXX: 2 Chronicles 32:23 (נָשָׂא ni.), etc. ;]
to lift or raise over. Mid., to uplift oneself: 2 Corinthians 12:7; before ἐπί, with accusative, of person(s), 2 Thessalonians 2:4 (cf. 2Ma.5.23).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 2 Corinthians 12:7ὑπεραίρωμαι · keep me from becoming conceited; ὑπεραίρωμαι…or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4ὑπεραιρόμενος · exalt himselfHe will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.