ὑπερλίαν

ὑπερλίαν (Eustath. 1396, 42; 1184, 18) adv. (ὑπέρ + λίαν; B-D-F §12) exceedingly, beyond measure, as adj. οἱ ὑπερλίαν ἀπόστολοι the super-apostles 2 Cor 11:5; 12:11. These are either the original apostles (so the older interpr., FBaur, Heinrici, HHoltzmann; KHoll, SBBerlAk 1921, 925; 936; EMeyer III 456; Rtzst., Mysterienrel.³ 367ff; EKäsemann, ZNW 41, ’42, 33–71) or, perh. w. more probability, the opponents of Paul in Corinth (OPfleiderer, Das Urchristentum² 1902, I 127 et al.; RBultmann, SymbOsl 9, ’47, 23–30; WKümmel, Introd. to the NT, rev. ed. tr. HCKee, ’73, 284–86).—M-M.