huperano marks a relation of being over persons, heavenly realms, or the ark.

As a preposition, it marks an over/above relation: over ranks and names in Ephesians 1:21, over the heavens in Ephesians 4:10, and over the ark in Hebrews 9:5.

1. Preposition marking an over/above relation · dominant

   The form is tagged as a preposition in all three occurrences. In Ephesians 1:21 the APB renders the clause “above every beginning and authority and power and lordship”; in Ephesians 4:10 it renders an ascent “far above all the heavens”; and in Hebrews 9:5 it places the cherubim “Above the ark.”

   Ephesians 1:21Ephesians 4:10Hebrews 9:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relation with “above” in Ephesians 1:21 and Hebrews 9:5, and “far above” in Ephesians 4:10. The added “far” should not be treated as a separate rendering of the preposition.