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GreekG5228Preposition

ὑπέρ

huper

142Occurrences
G5228Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

"over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than

a primary preposition;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prep. with genitive, accusative
I
C. genitive, primarily of place (rest or motion), over, above, across, beyond, hence, metaphorically
1.for, on behalf of
2.Causal, for, because of, for the sake of
3.= *ἀντί *(see M, Pr., 105), for, instead of, in the name of
4.In more colourless sense, = περί, for, concerning, with regard to
II
C. accusative, primarily of place, over, beyond, across, hence, metaphorically, of measure or degree in excess, above, beyond, over, more than: , after comparatives = than .
III
As adv. ( ad init.), more: ὕπερ ἐγώ, I more; in compounds, see: ὑπεράνω, ὑπερλίαν, ὑπερπερισσῶς.
IV
In composition: over (ὑπεραίρω), beyond (ὑπερβάλλω), more (ὐπερνικάω), on behalf of (ὐπερεντυγχάνω).

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

ὑπέρ appears 142 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
29
Romans
17
John
13
Ephesians
10
Hebrews
10
1 Corinthians
9
Acts
7
Colossians
6

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:13BSB

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?

2 Corinthians 12:10BSB

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Acts 26:13BSB

About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

Hebrews 5:1BSB

Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Mark 14:24BSB

He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.