Lexical Definition

‎ὑπεροχή‎ hyperochḗ (hoop-er-okh-ay') authority ^G:N-F
from ‎ὑπερέχω‎

authority, excellency.

• prominence, i.e. (figuratively) superiority (in rank or character)

Abbott-Smith

ὑπεροχή, -ῆς, ἡ (< ὑπερέχω) [in LXX: Je 52:22 (קוֹמָה), II Mac 3:11, al. ;]
a projection, eminence, as the peak of a mountain. Metaph. (Arist.), excellence, pre-eminence: λόγου ἢ σοφίας, I Co 2:1; οἱ ἐν ὑ. (for a parallel to this phrase, v. Deiss., BS, 255, and cf. II Mac, l.c.), I Ti 2:2.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὑπεροχή-ή, ἡ,

(ὑπερέχω [Refs] projection, prominence, οὐ κνῖσα κρούει πινὸς ὑπεροχήὰς ἄκρας; [Refs 4th c.BC+]; αἱ ὑ. τῶν βουνῶν, τῶν ὀρῶν, their prominent points, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; top of an upright beam, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ὑ. λιθοειδεῖς, of the mastoid processes of the skull, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰς ὑ. αὐτῶν (i.e. τῶν μαστῶν) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: absolutely, an eminence, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

__2 rising of a star, ἀνατολὴν εἶναι.. ὑ. ἄστρου ὑπὲρ γῆς [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; raising, τῆς ἑαυτῶν κεφαλῆς [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II metaphorically, pre-eminence, superiority, ὑπεροχήῆς ἐπιθυμεῖ ἡ νεότης, ἡ δὲ νίκη ὑ. τις [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὴν ὑ. τῆς πολιτείας λαμβάνειν superiority in the government, [Refs]; διὰ τὴν ὑ. τοῦ πλήθους because of superiority in multitude,[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 like{ὑπερβολή}, excess, opposed to ἔλλειψις (defect), in many senses, as in Arithm., one of the ἀριθμοῦ ᾗ ἀριθμὸς πάθη, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐν ἴσῃ ὑ., of an arithmetical progression, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; excess, of a sum of money, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; in Physics, [ὑπεροχήήν [prev. author] “PA” 644a17, +others; τάχος τὸ ὑ. [ἔχον] κινήσεως [prev. author] “Metaphorical” 1052b30; ἡ κατὰ τὴν ἀρετὴν ὑ. [prev. author] “EN” 1098a11, compare “Rh.” 1368a25 ">Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῶν ἠθῶν (i.e. τοῦ Επικούρου) [Refs]; φιλίας εἶδος τὸ καθ᾽ ὑ., where one exceeds the other in rank, etc., [ὑπεροχήάς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 711d; οἱ ἐν ὑπεροχήαῖς εὐτυχημάτων ὄντες 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1295b14. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 alone, supremacy, authority, dignity, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ ἐν ὑπεροχήαῖς νεανίσκοι [ὑπεροχήῇ ὄντες “PTeb.” 734.24 (2nd c.BC), NT.1Tim.2.2; ἀνὴρ ἐν ὑ. κείμενος LXX.2Mac.3.11. ">NT+2nd c.BC+]
__II.4 of language, periphrasis. prolixity, opposed to ἔλλειψις, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 as a title, Excellency, [Refs 6th c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Tim.2.2}