UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: ἔχω

Sense 1: to be exceptionally valuable, to surpass in value, to be better

Semantic entry: 65.4

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Valuable, Lacking in Value

Definition: to be of surpassing or exceptional value

PHP 2:3: RV PHP 2:3 · LV PHP 2:3 · Read together PHP 2:3

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OET-RV PHP 2:3

3 Don’t do anything from selfish ambition or in vain conceit, but show humility and consider others to be more important than yourselves,

OET-LV PHP 2:3

3 Nothing do according _to selfish _ambition nor according _to vain _conceit, but the in _humility one _another considering being _above of _themselves,

PHP 3:8: RV PHP 3:8 · LV PHP 3:8 · Read together PHP 3:8

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OET-RV PHP 3:8

8 In fact, I consider everything to be a loss to me because knowing Messiah Yeshua, my master, is superior. It’s because of him that I discard everything else, considering it all to be rubbish so that I can gain Messiah

OET-LV PHP 3:8

8 But indeed _rather also I _am _considering all things loss to _be, because _of that being _above the knowledge of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous the master of _me, because _of whom the things all I _was _lost and I _am _considering them rubbish, in _order _that chosen _one /messiah I _may _gain

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

PHP: RV PHP 2:3 · RV PHP 3:8 · RV PHP 4:7 · LV PHP 2:3 · LV PHP 3:8 · LV PHP 4:7 · Read together PHP 2:3 · Read together PHP 3:8 · Read together PHP 4:7

Sense 2: to control, to restrain

Semantic entry: 37.17

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Control, Restrain

Definition: to exercise continuous control over someone or something

Notes: There is usually no difficulty in speaking of ‘control’ if it is performed by a person as in RV PE1 2:13 · LV PE1 2:13 · Read together PE1 2:13. However, it may not be possible to speak of ‘death’ having control, unless the language in question can personify death. In some instances RV ACT 2:24 · LV ACT 2:24 · Read together ACT 2:24 (see 37.16: κρατέω) must be rendered as ‘it was impossible for him to continue to be dead,’ and in RV CO2 5:14 · LV CO2 5:14 · Read together CO2 5:14 ‘Christ’s love controls us’ may be rendered as ‘the fact that Christ loves us causes us to act as we do.’

ROM 13:1: RV ROM 13:1 · LV ROM 13:1 · Read together ROM 13:1

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OET-RV ROM 13:1

13 Everyone should be subject to the authorities who are over them, because there’s no authority except through God, and they’re appointed by God.

OET-LV ROM 13:1

13 Every soul to_the_authorities being _above let _be _being _subjected, because/for not there _is authority, except not/lest by god, and the authorities being by god having _been _appointed they _are.

PE1 2:13: RV PE1 2:13 · LV PE1 2:13 · Read together PE1 2:13

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OET-RV PE1 2:13

13 Submit yourselves to every human authority, because you obey the master, whether it’s to the king who rules,

OET-LV PE1 2:13

13 Be _subjected to _every human creation because _of the master, whether to_the_king as being _above,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ὑπερέχω

Form 1

Sense 1: to be exceptionally valuable, to surpass in value, to be better

Sense 2: to control, to restrain