Hypér — G5228

G5228 · Greek — ὑπέρ

Pronunciation: hoop-er'

Definition

preposition

"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

  1. with the genitive
    1. properly, of place, i. e. of position, situation, extension
    2. equivalent to Latinpro, for, i. e. for one's safety, for one's advantage or benefit (one who does a thing for another, is conceived of as standing or bending 'over' the one whom he would shield or defend )
    3. in the place of, instead of
    4. of the impelling or moving cause
    5. Like the Latinsuper , it frequently refers to the object under consideration, concerning, of, as respects, with regard to
    6. In the N. T. manuscripts, as in those of secular authors also, the prepositions ὑπέρ and περί are confounded
  2. with the accusative
    1. properly, of the place 'over' or 'beyond' which, as in the Greek writings from Homer down
    2. metaphorically, of the measure or degree exceeded
      1. universally
      2. with words implying comparison
      3. ὑπέρ is used adverbially
  3. In Composition ὑπέρ denotes
    1. over, above, beyond
    2. excess of measure, more than
    3. aid, for

Usually translated as

for, above, behalf of, of, on the part of, for sake of, more, than, very chiefest, in stead, beyond, by, concerning, exceedingly, very highly, over, to, toward, in, exceeding, very

Origin

a primary preposition

Occurrences

Hypér occurs 160 times in 144 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Mark (1), Luke (6), John (12), Acts (9), Romans (18), 1 Corinthians (9), 2 Corinthians (31), Galatians (4), Ephesians (10), Philippians (6), Colossians (5), 1 Thessalonians (3), 2 Thessalonians (3), 1 Timothy (3), Titus (1), Philemon (3), Hebrews (11), James (1), 1 Peter (3), 1 John (1), 3 John (1)

Strong's Lexicon — H