Lexical Definition
ὑπερβαίνω hyperbaínō (hoop-er-bah'-ee-no) to wrong G:V
from ὑπέρ and the base of βάσις
go beyond.
- to transcend, i.e. (figuratively) to overreach
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὑπερβαίνειν | to go beyond | 1Thess.4.6 |
| υπερβαίνων | passing over | LXX.Mic.7.18 |
| υπερβαίνουσι | they pass over it | LXX.1Sam.5.5 |
| υπερβαίνοντεσ | by passing over | LXX.1Sam.5.5 |
| υπερβήσομαι | I shall pass over | LXX.Ps.18.29 |
| υπερβήση | pass over | LXX.Job.38.11 |
| υπερβήσεται | pass over | LXX.Jer.5.22 • LXX.Jer.5.22 |
| υπερβή | he should pass over | LXX.Job.9.11 |
| shall he pass beyond | LXX.Job.14.5 | |
| υπερέβησαν | passed over | LXX.Job.24.2 |
| υπερέβη | he surpassed | LXX.2Sam.18.23 |
Abbott-Smith
ὑπερ-βαίνω [in LXX for עָבַר, etc. ;]
1. trans., to step over, transgress (R, overreach: I Th 4:6).
2. Intrans., to transgress: metaph., I Th 4:6 (R, txt.; v. M, Th., in l.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Thessalonians | 4:6 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὑπερβαίνω,
future -βήσομαι[Refs 1st c.AD+]aorist 2 ὑπερέβην, Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ὑπέρβᾰσαν [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—step over, mount, scale, with accusative, τεῖχος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑ. τοὺς οὔρους cross the boundaries, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ὄρεα, Αἷμον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δόμους step over the threshold of the house, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. τὴν οἰκίαν τινός, of burglars, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] (the usage with genitive is more than uncertain; in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of rivers, overflow, ἐς τὴν χώρην, ἐς τὰς ἀρούρας, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 overstep, transgress, μέτρα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τἀληθές exceed the truth, [Refs 1st c.BC+]: absolutely, transgress, trespass, sin, ὅτε κέν τις ὑπερβήῃ (Epic dialect aorist subjunctive) καὶ ἁμάρτῃ [NT+8th c.BC+]
__3 pass or go beyond, τοὺς προσεχέας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; leave out, omit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; pass over, i. e. leave unmolested, the next heir, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑ. τῆς οὐσίας omit part of it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 jump across an intervening space, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__5 of Time, pass by, elapse, ὑπερβάντων τῶν τῆς συμπαθείας χρόνων [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II go beyond, ὑπερβὰς ἑβδομήκοντα [ἔτη] after passing the age of seventy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. τοῦτο go beyond this, in their demands, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; transcend, τὸν νοῦν [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: absolutely, dies ὑπερβαίνοντες supernumerary days in the calendar, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__II.2 surpass, outdo, πάσῃ παρὰ πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὑ. ἀρετῇ [Refs 6th c.BC+]
__III stand over. shield, protect, with dative, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV in perfect, to be higher than, δύο [ἐσχάρας] ὑπερβεβηκυίας τὴν ἐν τῷ μεταφρένῳ ἐσχάραν [Refs 7th c.AD+]
__B Causal in aorist 1, put over, ὑπερβησάτω ἐπὶ τὰς δεξιὰς πλευρὰς τὴν κνήμην, as a direction to one mounting a horse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Thess.4.6