Greek word study
ὑπέρ G5228
- Transliteration
- hypér
- KJV glosses
- (+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very
Lexical summary
"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
Strong’s Exhaustive 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 word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information