ὑπερβολή huperbolē · G5236
surpassing
ὑπερ-βολή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ὑπερβάλλω), [in LXX: καθ᾽ ὑ., 4Ma.3:18 * ; ] ; a throwing beyond. Metaphorical, excess, superiority, excellence: 2Co.4:7 12:7; καθ᾽ ὑπερβολήν, beyond measure, exceedingly, Rom.7:13, 1Co.12:31, 2Co.1:8, Gal.1:13; κ. ὑ. εἰς ὑ., beyond all measure, 2Co.4:17.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑπερβολ-ή, ἡ, ; (ὑπερβάλλω) a throwing beyond others, δίσκων ὑπερβολαῖς []: in intransitive sense, altitude of a star, []; 2 overshooting, superiority, χερῶν ὑπερβολαῖς []; 3 excess, τοῦ μεγέθεος []; opposed to ἔλλειψις or ἔνδεια, []; ὑπερβολὴν τῆς ἐπιθυμίας ἔχειν with accusative et infinitive, [] at an extravagant price, []; ἐπέφερον τὴν ὑ. τοῦ καινοῦσθαι pushed on their extravagance in revolutionizing, []; οὐκ ἔχον ἐστὶν ὑπερβολήν it can go no further, []; so οὐδεμίαν or μηδεμίαν ὑ. λείπειν, …
Where it's used 8 times
Romans 7:13 · 1 Corinthians 12:31 · 2 Corinthians 1:8 · 2 Corinthians 4:7 · 2 Corinthians 4:17 · 2 Corinthians 12:7 · Galatians 1:13 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G5236; TFLSJ G5236
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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