STRONGS G5247:
ὑπεροχή,
ὑπεροχῆς,
ἡ (from
ὑπέροχος, and this from
ὑπερέχω, which see), properly,
elevation, pre-eminence, superiority (properly, in
Polybius,
Plutarch, others); metaphorically,
excellence (
Plato,
Aristotle,
Polybius,
Josephus,
Plutarch, others):
τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχή, namely,
ὄντες (
R. V. those that are in high place), of magistrates,
1 Timothy 2:2 (
ἐν ὑπεροχή κεῖσθαι, to have great honor and authority, 2 Macc. 3:11);
καθ' ὑπεροχήν λόγου ἡ σοφίας (
A. V. with excellency of speech or of wisdom i. e.) with distinguished eloquence or wisdom,
1 Corinthians 2:1.
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1 Corinthians
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2:1
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1 Timothy
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2:2