Lexical Summary huperballó: To surpass, to exceed, to go beyond Original Word: ὑπερβάλλω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance exceeding, excel, pass. From huper and ballo; to throw beyod the usual mark, i.e. (figuratively) to surpass (only active participle supereminent) -- exceeding, excel, pass. see GREEK huper see GREEK ballo HELPS Word-studies 5235 hyperbállō (from 5228 /hypér, "beyond, above" and 906 /bállō, "throw") – properly, throw beyond; (figuratively) surpassing (transcending); excel, exceed ("be eminent"). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom huper and balló Definition to throw over or beyond, to run beyond NASB Translation surpasses (2), surpassing (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5235: ὑπερβάλλωὑπερβάλλω; from Homer down; 1. transitive, to surpass in throwing; to throw over or beyond anything. 2. intransitive, to transcend, surpass, exceed, excel; participle ὑπερβαλλων, excelling, exceeding; Vulg. (in Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 3:19)supereminens; (Aeschylus, Herodotus, Euripides, Isocrates, Xenophon, Plato, others): 2 Corinthians 3:10; 2 Corinthians 9:14; Ephesians 1:19; Ephesians 2:7; with a genitive of the object surpassed (Aeschylus Prom. 923; Plato, Gorgias, p. 475 b.; cf. Matthiae, § 358, 2), ἡ ὑπερβαλλουσα τῆς γνώσεως ἀγάπη Χρσιτου, the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, Ephesians 3:19 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 346 (324) note). The term embodies the idea of something that exceeds a fixed mark, overshoots a goal, or rises above comparison. Whenever it appears, the reader is taken beyond ordinary categories—into realms where God’s action, grace, love, or glory so outstrip human measure that language strains to keep pace. 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 (Ephesians 1:19) Paul prays that believers grasp “the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe”. The word underscores resurrection-power applied to everyday discipleship. It is not a distant attribute but an operative force directed “to us,” ensuring that God’s purposes cannot be thwarted by human weakness or hostile powers. 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 (Ephesians 2:7; 2 Corinthians 9:14) In Ephesians 2:7 God plans to display “the surpassing riches of His grace” for all coming ages, linking salvation history to eternal doxology. In 2 Corinthians 9:14 the same term characterizes the grace that motivates sacrificial generosity: “because of the surpassing grace God has given you”. Grace that outpaces calculation becomes the engine of cheerful giving and mutual intercession within the body of Christ. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 (Ephesians 3:19) Paul aspires that the church “know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge”. The construction places God’s love in a category beyond mere cognition; it must be experienced in community, as believers become “filled with all the fullness of God.” The participle signals a love continually outstripping our growing comprehension, inviting lifelong pursuit. 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 (2 Corinthians 3:10) “What was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it”. Here the term contrasts Sinai’s fading radiance with the enduring splendor of the Spirit’s ministry. The superiority is qualitative and eschatological, affirming the abiding glory that accompanies the gospel. 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 1. Assurance: God’s power is not merely adequate; it is surpassing, grounding unshakeable confidence (Ephesians 1:19). 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 Hymnody often picks up the idea of boundless supply (“Love divine, all loves excelling”) and preachers draw on it to move hearers from scarcity-mindsets to gospel abundance. The preacher may unite all five texts to depict a “surpassing” panorama—power, grace, love, and glory cascading from the triune God. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 Wherever ὑπερβάλλω and its participles appear, they lift the reader’s horizon. God is never merely sufficient; He is super-abundant. He delights to overpower death with life, lack with grace, ignorance with love, and fading glory with lasting brilliance. The term therefore summons every generation of believers to trust, wonder, and proclaim a gospel that always goes beyond. Englishman's Concordance 2 Corinthians 3:10 V-PPA-GFSGRK: εἵνεκεν τῆς ὑπερβαλλούσης δόξης NAS: of the glory that surpasses [it]. KJV: by reason of the glory that excelleth. INT: on account of the surpassing glory 2 Corinthians 9:14 V-PPA-AFS Ephesians 1:19 V-PPA-NNS Ephesians 2:7 V-PPA-ANS Ephesians 3:19 V-PPA-AFS Strong's Greek 5235 |
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