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ὑπέρ

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greekNew TestamentPreposition155 occurrences22 books139 verses

Definition

ὑπέρ (when following subst.—poët.—ὕπερ; so as adv., 2 Corinthians 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, Matthew 5:44, Acts 8:24, Romans 10:1, James 5:16, al.; of laying down life, John 10:11, Romans 9:3, al.; esp. of Christ giving his life for man's redemption, Mark 14:24, John 10:15, Acts 21:13, Romans 5:6-8, al.; opposite to κατά, Mark 9:40, Luke 9:50, Romans 8:31.

2. Causal, for, because of, for the sake of: with genitive of person(s), Acts 5:41, Romans 1:5, Philippians 1:29, 2 Corinthians 12:10, al.; with genitive of thing(s), John 11:4, Romans 15:8, 2 Corinthians 1:6, al.

3. = ἀντί (see M, Pr., 105), for, instead of, in the name of: 1 Corinthians 15:29, 2 Corinthians 5:15, 21, Galatians 3:13, Colossians 1:7, Phm 13 (cf. Field, Notes, 225).

4. In more colourless sense, = περί (M, Pr., l.with), for, concerning, with regard to: Romans 9:27, 2 Corinthians 1:6; 8:23; 12:8, Philippians 1:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:1, al.

II. C. accusative, primarily of place, over, beyond, across, hence, metaphorically, of measure or degree in excess, above, beyond, over, more than: Matthew 10:24, 37, Luke 6:40, Acts 26:13, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 1:8, Ephesians 1:22; 3:20, Phm 16, al.; after comparatives = than (Judges 11:25, al.), Luke 16:8, Hebrews 4:12.

III. As adv. (see supr. ad init.), more: ὕπερ ἐγώ, I more, 2 Corinthians 11:23; in compounds, see: ὑπεράνω, ὑπερλίαν, ὑπερπερισσῶς.

IV. In composition: over (ὑπεραίρω), beyond (ὑπερβάλλω), more (ὐπερνικάω), on behalf of (ὐπερεντυγχάνω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὑπέρ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

155 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 1:13ὑπὲρ · for
    Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
  2. 1 Corinthians 4:6ὑπὲρ · [to go] beyond; ὑπὲρ · in
    Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
  3. 1 Corinthians 10:13ὑπὲρ · beyond
    No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
  4. 1 Corinthians 10:30ὑπὲρ · because of
    If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
  5. 1 Corinthians 11:24ὑπὲρ · for
    …and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
  6. 1 Corinthians 12:25ὑπὲρ · for
    …so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.
  7. 1 Corinthians 15:3ὑπὲρ · for
    For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
  8. 1 Corinthians 15:29ὑπὲρ · for; ὑπὲρ · for
    If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?
  9. 2 Corinthians 1:6ὑπὲρ · [it is] for; ὑπὲρ · [it is] for
    If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.
  10. 2 Corinthians 1:7ὑπὲρ · for
    And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.
  11. 2 Corinthians 1:8ὑπὲρ · of; ὑπὲρ
    We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
  12. 2 Corinthians 1:11ὑπὲρ; ὑπὲρ · on
    …as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
  13. 2 Corinthians 5:12ὑπὲρ · of
    We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
  14. 2 Corinthians 5:14ὑπὲρ · for
    For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
  15. 2 Corinthians 5:15ὑπὲρ · for; ὑπὲρ · for
    And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
  16. 2 Corinthians 5:20Ὑπὲρ · for; ὑπὲρ · on behalf
    Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
  17. 2 Corinthians 5:21ὑπὲρ
    God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
  18. 2 Corinthians 7:4ὑπὲρ · in
    Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
  19. 2 Corinthians 7:7ὑπὲρ · for
    …and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
  20. 2 Corinthians 7:12ὑπὲρ · on our behalf
    So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
  21. 2 Corinthians 7:14ὑπὲρ · about
    Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
  22. 2 Corinthians 8:16ὑπὲρ · [I have] for
    But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
  23. 2 Corinthians 8:23ὑπὲρ
    As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
  24. 2 Corinthians 8:24ὑπὲρ · about
    In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.
  25. 2 Corinthians 9:2ὑπὲρ
    For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
  26. 2 Corinthians 9:3ὑπὲρ · about
    But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.
  27. 2 Corinthians 9:14ὑπὲρ · for
    And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
  28. 2 Corinthians 11:5Ὑπερλίαν · super-apostles
    I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
  29. 2 Corinthians 11:23ὑπὲρ · so much more
    Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
  30. 2 Corinthians 12:5Ὑπὲρ · about; ὑπὲρ · about
    I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
  31. 2 Corinthians 12:6ὑπὲρ · with more than
    Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
  32. 2 Corinthians 12:8ὑπὲρ
    Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
  33. 2 Corinthians 12:10ὑπὲρ · for the sake
    That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
  34. 2 Corinthians 12:11Ὑπερλίαν · super-apostles
    I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
  35. 2 Corinthians 12:13ὑπὲρ · to
    In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
  36. 2 Corinthians 12:15ὑπὲρ · for the sake of
    And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
  37. 2 Corinthians 12:19ὑπὲρ · [is]
    Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
  38. 2 Corinthians 13:8ὑπὲρ · for
    For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
  39. Galatians 1:4ὑπὲρ · for
    …who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
  40. Galatians 1:14ὑπὲρ · beyond
    I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
  41. Galatians 2:20ὑπὲρ · for
    I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
  42. Galatians 3:13ὑπὲρ · for
    Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”