Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #110784

SR GNT Rom 12:3 ὑπερφρονεῖν (huperfronein) ‘among you_all not to_be over_esteeming beyond what it is fitting’ Strongs=52520 Lemma=huperfroneō^*
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=active
Year=60 AD Refers to Word #110716

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Only use of identical word form ὑπερφρονεῖν (V-NPA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ὑπερφρονεῖν’ (V-NPA····) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be over_esteeming’.

Rom 12:3 ‘among you_all not to_be over_esteeming beyond what it is fitting’ SR GNT Rom 12:3 word 15

OET-LV: 3 For/Because I _am _saying through the grace which having _been _given to _me, to _everyone which being among you _all, not to _be _over _esteeming beyond what it _is _fitting to _be _thinking, but to _be _thinking in _order that to _be _being _sensible, to _each as the god allotted a_measure of _faith. (ROM_12:3)

OET-RV: 3 Because of the grace which has been given to me, I am saying that every one of you should not think of yourself to be more esteemed than what’s appropriate, but rather to be sensible about what you think of yourselves according to how much faith God has allotted to each of you. (ROM 12:3)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘huperfroneō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb