Word study · Greek

hyperbaínō

transgress

Say it: hoo-per-BYE-no (approximate)

ὑπερβαίνω

What it means

To go beyond, to overstep. In 4:6, "that no one should transgress and wrong his brother in this matter." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • OverstepGo beyond a limit.
  • TransgressCross a line.

In 1 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 4

    "That no one should transgress" (4:6).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G5233 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources