Lit., according to elevation or superiority. The noun occurs only here and 1 Tim. The phrase expresses the mode of his preaching . For similar adverbial phrases, see kaq uJperbolhn exceedingly or according to excess, Rom. viii. Construe with declaring.
Authoritative proclamation is implied.
The word is found only in the Acts and in Paul . Some of the best texts read musthrion mystery . So Rev. See on Rom. That which would be the main stumbling-block to the Corinthians he would emphasize. I was is rather I became.