Strong’s G5229 · Greek
ὑπεραίρομαι
hyperaíromai · hoop-er-ah'-ee-rom-ahee
Origin middle voice from ὑπέρ (G5228) and αἴρω (G142);
Meaning to raise oneself over, i.e. (figuratively) to become haughty
In the King James Version exalt self, be exalted above measure.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- 2 Corinthians 12:7And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.