Lexical Summary hyperbainō: to step over, transgress Original Word: ὑπερβαίνωTransliteration: hyperbainō Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-er-bah'-ee-no) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to step over, transgress Meaning: to step over, transgress Strong's Concordance go beyond. From huper and the base of basis; to transcend, i.e. (figuratively) to overreach -- go beyond. see GREEK huper see GREEK basis Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5233: ὑπερβαίνωὑπερβαίνω; from Homer down; to step over, go beyond; metaphorically, to transgress: δίκην, νόμου, etc., often from Herodotus and Pindar down; absolutely, to overstep the proper limits, i. e. to transgress, trespass, do wrong, sin: joined with ἁμαρτάνειν, Homer, Iliad 9, 501; Plato, Pep. 2, p. 366 a.; specifically, of one who defrauds another in business, overreaches (Luth.zu weit greifen), with καί πλεονεκτεῖν added, 1 Thessalonians 4:6 (but see πρᾶγμα, b.). |