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GreekG5236Noun (Feminine)

ὑπερβολή

huperbolē

7Occurrences
G5236Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a throwing beyond others, i.e. (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519 (εἰς) or G2596 (κατά)) pre- eminently

from G5235 (ὑπερβάλλω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a throwing beyond. Metaphorical, excess, superiority, excellence: καθ᾽ ὑπερβολήν, beyond measure, exceedingly,; κ. ὑ. εἰς ὑ., beyond all measure.
LXX: καθ᾽ ὑ., 4 *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ὑπερβολή appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
4
1 Corinthians
1
Galatians
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 12:31BSB

But eagerly desire the greater gifts.And now I will show you the most excellent way.

2 Corinthians 1:8BSB

We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

2 Corinthians 12:7BSB

or because of these surpassingly great revelations.So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

2 Corinthians 4:7BSB

Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

2 Corinthians 4:17BSB

For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison.

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