G5242
ὑπερέχω
be higher
ὑπερ-έχω [in LXX: Gen.25:23 (אָמַץ), Exo.26:13 (עֲדַף), Sir.36:7, al. ;] __1. trans., to hold over or above. __2. Intrans. (when a noun follows, the case is governed by the prep.; see Bl., § 34, 1; 36, 8), to rise above, overtop; metaphorically, __(a) to be superior in rank, etc.: Rom.13:1, 1Pe.2:13 (cf. Wis.6:6); __(b) to be superior, excel, surpass: with genitive (cl.; see supr.), Php.2:3; with accusative (cl.; see supr.), Php.4:7; as subst., τ. ὑπερέχον, the excellency, the surpassing worth, Php.3:8.† (AS)
The KJV translates G5242 in the following manner:
better (2x), excellency (2x), higher (2x), passeth (2x), supreme (2x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
ὑπερέχω — hyperéchō
ὑπερέχω; from Homer down;
1. transitive, to have or hold over one (as τήν χεῖρα, of a protector, with a genitive of the person protected; so in Greek writings from Homer down; Josephus, Antiquities 6, 2, 2).
2. intransitive, to stand out, rise above, overtop (so properly, first in Homer Iliad 3, 210); metaphorically,
a. to be above, be superior in rank, authority, power: βασιλεῖ ὡς ὑπεχοντι (A. V. as supreme), 1Pe 2:13; ἐξουσία ὑπερεχουσαι, of magistrates (A. V. higher powers), Rom 13:1 (οἱ ὑπερεχοντες, substantively, the prominent men, rulers, Polybius 28, 4, 9; 30, 4, 17; of kings, Sap 6:6).
b. to excel, to be superior: τίνος, better than (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 22), Php 2:3 (Sir 36:7; Xenophon, venta 1, 11; Plato, Menex., p. 237d.; Demosthenes, p. 689, 10; Diodorus 17, 77); to surpass: τινα or τί (cf. Buttmann, § 130, 4), Php 4:7; τό ὑπερέχον, a substantive, the excellency, surpassing worth (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 34, 2), Php 3:8.
5 occurrences
Romans (1), Philippians (3), I Peter (1)