ὑπέρ huper · G5228

above/for

ὑπέρ (when following subst.—poët.—ὕπερ; so as adv., 2Co.11:23), ; prep. with genitive, accusative ; I. C. genitive, primarily of place (rest or motion), over, above, across, beyond, hence, metaphorically, ; 1. for, on behalf of: of prayer, Mat.5:44, Act.8:24, Rom.10:1, Jas.5:16, al.; of laying down life, Jhn.10:11, Rom.9:3, al.; esp. of Christ giving his life for man's redemption, Mrk.14:24, Jhn.10:15, Act.21:13, Rom.5:6-8, al.; opposite to κατά, Mrk.9:40, Luk.9:50, Rom.8:31. ; 2. Causal, for, because of, for the sake of: with genitive of person(s), Act.5:41, Rom.1:5, Php.1:29, 2Co.12:10, al.; with genitive of thing(s), Jhn.11:4, Rom.15:8, 2Co.1:6, al. ; 3. = ἀντί (see M, Pr., 105), for, …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ὑπέρ [ῠ], ; Epic dialect also ὑπείρ, used by [] ὁπέρ (which see): in Aeolic dialect replaced by περί (see. περί [] also dative (Cf. Sanskrit upaári 'above', Gothic ufar, O[] ofer 'over':—from it are formed the comparative and superlative ὑπέρτερος, -τατος, also adverb ὕπερθεν, and Nouns ὑπέρα, ὕπερος.) ; A WITH GENIT., ; A.I of Place, over; A.I.1 in a state of rest, over, above, frequently in []; χιτωνίσκους ἐνεδεδύκεσαν ὑ. γονάτων not reaching to the knees, []; στῆ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὑ. κεφαλῆς stood over …

Where it's used 159 times

Matthew 5:44 · Matthew 10:24 · Matthew 10:37 · Mark 7:37 · Mark 9:40 · Mark 14:24 · Luke 6:40 · Luke 9:50 · Luke 16:8 · Luke 22:19 · Luke 22:20 · John 1:30 · John 6:51 · John 10:11 · John 10:15 · John 11:4 · John 11:50 · John 11:51 · John 11:52 · John 13:37 · John 13:38 · John 15:13 · John 17:19 · John 18:14 · Acts 5:41 · Acts 8:24 · Acts 9:16 · Acts 15:26 · Acts 21:13 · Acts 21:26 · Acts 26:13 · Romans 1:5 · Romans 5:6 · Romans 5:7 · Romans 5:8 · Romans 8:26 · Romans 8:27 · Romans 8:31 · Romans 8:32 · Romans 8:34 · Romans 9:3 · Romans 9:27 · Romans 10:1 · Romans 14:15 · Romans 15:8 · Romans 15:9 · Romans 15:30 · Romans 16:4 · 1 Corinthians 1:13 · 1 Corinthians 4:6 · 1 Corinthians 5:7 · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · 1 Corinthians 10:30 · 1 Corinthians 11:24 · 1 Corinthians 12:25 · 1 Corinthians 15:3 · 1 Corinthians 15:29 · 2 Corinthians 1:6 · 2 Corinthians 1:7 · 2 Corinthians 1:8 … and 99 more

Source: TBESG G5228; TFLSJ G5228

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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