Hyperphroneo means “think more highly” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H5252 — necibbah (“cause”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G5252 ὑπερφρονέω (huperphroneo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. huperphroneo (hoop-er-fron-eh'-o) v. 1. to esteem oneself overmuch, i.e. be vain or arrogant [from G5228 and G5426] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include think. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
huperphroneo (hoop-er-fron-eh'-o) v. 1. to esteem oneself overmuch, i.e. be vain or arrogant [from G5228 and G5426] KJV: think more highly Root(s): G5228, G5426
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5252. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
be haughty
Usage: ὑπερ-φρονέω, -ῶ [in LXX: 4Ma.13:1 4Mac 14:11 4Mac 16:2 * ;] __1. to be overproud, high-minded (Æsch.): μὴ ὑ. παρ᾽ ὃ δεῖ φρονεῖν (on the paranom., see Vau., in l), Rom.12:3. __2. to overlook, think slightly of (Thuc., Plat.).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render huperphroneo, 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 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. 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 G5252 (ὑπερφρονέω) appears 4 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
1 indexed usage in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And the boundaries of the Canaanites were from Sidon till one comes to Gerar and Gaza, till one comes to Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
If then, the seven brethren despised troubles even unto death, it is confessed on all sides that righteous reasoning is absolute master over the passions.
And think it not wonderful that reasoning bore rule over those men in their torments, when even a woman’s mind despised more manifold pains.
I have proved, then, that not only men have obtained the mastery of their passions, but also that a woman despised the greatest torments.
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5252.
And the boundaries of the Canaanites were from Sidon till one comes to Gerar and Gaza, till one comes to Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
If then, the seven brethren despised troubles even unto death, it is confessed on all sides that righteous reasoning is absolute master over the passions.
And think it not wonderful that reasoning bore rule over those men in their torments, when even a woman’s mind despised more manifold pains.
I have proved, then, that not only men have obtained the mastery of their passions, but also that a woman despised the greatest torments.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5252, grouped by book.
Hyperphroneo (Strong's G5252) is a Greek word most simply glossed "think more highly". huperphroneo (hoop-er-fron-eh'-o) v. 1. to esteem oneself overmuch, i.e. be vain or arrogant [from G5228 and G5426]
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's G5252 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5252 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 think. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5252, with linked reader references where each row is available.