ὑπερεντυγχάνω
huperentugchanō
G5241
G:V
Greek
to intercede
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huperentugchano describes the Spirit acting on behalf of human weakness in prayer.
The sole attested use presents the Spirit acting on behalf of those who do not know what they should pray, in connection with groanings too deep for words.
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Acting on behalf of weakness in prayer · dominant
In Romans 8:26, the present active indicative singular form occurs after the statement that people do not know what they should pray; the APB renders the clause, “but the Spirit itself intercedes with groanings too deep for words.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 8:26, the APB presents the clause as the Spirit “intercedes with groanings too deep for words.” That wording confirms the verse's setting without isolating every contribution of the Greek form.