5242 - huperechó

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ὑπερέχω
Transliteration: huperechó
Definition (short): authority
Definition (full): to hold above, to rise above, to be superior

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from huper and echó
Definition: to hold above, to rise above, to be superior
NASB Translation: authority (1), governing (1), more important (1), surpasses (1), surpassing value (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From huper and echo; to hold oneself above, i.e. (figuratively) to excel; participle (as adjective, or neuter as noun) superior, superiority -- better, excellency, higher, pass, supreme.

see GREEK huper

see GREEK echo

KJV: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
NASB: Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.
KJV: Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
NASB: Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;
KJV: Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
NASB: More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,
KJV: And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
NASB: And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
KJV: Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
NASB: Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,