Strong's G5228
ὑπέρ(hypér)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
"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
Derivation
a primary preposition;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, ὑπέρ is translated as: (+ 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.
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