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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ὑπεραίρω

Strong’s: G5229

Associated OET lemmas: ὑπεραίρω

Other spellings: ὑπεραίρομαι

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: αἴρω

Sense 1: to be overly proud, to be puffed up with pride, to feel overly self-confident

Semantic entry: 88.211

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Arrogance, Haughtiness, Pride

Definition: to become puffed up with pride, with the probable implication of being disparaging toward others

Show passage in OET: CO2 12:7

OET-RV CO2 12:7

7 So to keep my head from getting too big because of those incredible revelations, I was given a ‘thorn’ in my body—Satan’s messenger to harass me and keep me from becoming conceited.

OET-LV CO2 12:7

7 And by_the excess of_the revelations, therefore in_order_that not I _may_be_being_exalted, was_given to_me a_thorn in_my flesh, a_messenger of_Satan/(Sāţān), in_order_that me he_may_be_tormenting, in_order_that not I _may_be_being_exalted.

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Sense 2: to rise up in pride against

Semantic entry: 39.39

Semantic domains: Hostility, Strife

Subdomains: Rebellion

Definition: to exalt oneself in pride against someone or something

Notes: ὑπεραίρω[b] involves two distinct types of components: (1) the development of opposition, and (2) the psychological basis for such opposition, namely, pride. In almost all instances it will be necessary to represent the two complementary components by a phrasal equivalent, for example, ‘to be proud and to rise up against’ or ‘because of one’s pride, to rise up in opposition to.’

Show passage in OET: TH2 2:4

OET-RV TH2 2:4

4 who opposes every god or object of worship and puts himself above them all—seating himself in God’s temple and (supposedly) demonstrating that he is God.

OET-LV TH2 2:4

4 the one opposing and exalting himself over every being_called a_god or object_of_worship, so_as him in the temple of_ the _god to_sit_down, demonstrating himself that he_is god.

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