ὑπερβαίνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὑπερ- (huper-) +‎ βαίνω (baínō)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ὑπερβαίνω • (huperbaínō)

  1. to step over, mount, scale, cross
  2. (of a river), to overflow its banks
  3. to overstep, transgress, trespass, sin
  4. to pass over, pass by, leave out, omit
  5. to go beyond, surpass, outdo

Inflection

Quotations

  • New Testament, First Epistle to the Thessalonians 4:6:
    τὸ μὴ ὑπερβαίνειν καὶ πλεονεκτεῖν ἐν τῷ πράγματι τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ· διότι ἔκδικος ὁ Κύριος περὶ πάντων τούτων, καθὼς καὶ προείπομεν ὑμῖν καὶ διεμαρτυράμεθα.
    tò mḕ huperbaínein kaì pleonekteîn en tōî prágmati tòn adelphòn autoû; dióti ékdikos ho Kúrios perì pántōn toútōn, kathṑs kaì proeípomen humîn kaì diemarturámetha.
    • Translation by KJV
      That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

Derived terms

  • ὑπερβασία (huperbasía)
  • ὑπερβάσις (huperbásis)
  • ὑπερβατέον (huperbatéon)
  • ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón)
  • ὑπερβατός (huperbatós)

Descendants

  • Greek: υπερβαίνω (ypervaíno)

Further reading