Hyperairomai means “exalt self” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H5229 — nekochah (“equity”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G5229 ὑπεραίρομαι (huperairomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. huperairomai (hoop-er-ai'-rom-ai) v. 1. to raise oneself over 2. (figuratively) to become haughty It has 8 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include exalted and exalteth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
huperairomai (hoop-er-ai'-rom-ai) v. 1. to raise oneself over 2. (figuratively) to become haughty [middle voice from G5228 and G142] KJV: exalt self, be exalted above measure Root(s): G5228, G142
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5229. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
be haughty
Usage: ὑπερ-αίρω [in LXX: 2Ch.32:23 (נָשָׂא ni.), etc. ;] to lift or raise over. Mid., to uplift oneself: 2Co.12:7; before ἐπί, with accusative, of person(s), 2Th.2:4 (cf. 2Ma.5:23).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render huperairomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G5229 (ὑπεραίρομαι) appears 6 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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2 indexed usages in New Testament.
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
4 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And many brought gifts to the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah; and he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations after these things.
For my transgressions have gone over my head: They have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.
There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: The fruit thereof shall be exalted above Lebanon, And they of the city shall flourish as grass of the earth.
2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
and at Gerizim, Andronicus; and besides, Menelaus, who worse than all the rest bare a heavy hand over the citizens, having a malicious mind against his countrymen the Jews.
No word could overcome him; And after his death his body prophesied.
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5229.
And many brought gifts to the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah; and he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations after these things.
For my transgressions have gone over my head: They have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.
There shall be an establishment on the earth on the tops of the mountains: The fruit thereof shall be exalted above Lebanon, And they of the city shall flourish as grass of the earth.
Many daughters have obtained wealth, Many have wrought valiantly; But thou hast exceeded, thou hast surpassed all.
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
and at Gerizim, Andronicus; and besides, Menelaus, who worse than all the rest bare a heavy hand over the citizens, having a malicious mind against his countrymen the Jews.
No word could overcome him; And after his death his body prophesied.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5229, grouped by book.
Hyperairomai (Strong's G5229) is a Greek word most simply glossed "exalt self". huperairomai (hoop-er-ai'-rom-ai) v. 1. to raise oneself over 2. (figuratively) to become haughty
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's G5229 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5229 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as exalted and exalteth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5229, with linked reader references where each row is available.