Strong's Greek · G5228
G5228 hypér
ὑπέρ
hoop-er'
above/for
Looking for Hebrew H5228 nâkôach? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5228. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
hypér appears 155 times in Scripture, including Matthew 5:44 and Mark 9:40. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
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
In the King James Version
(+ 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
Derivation
a primary preposition;
Appears 155 times in Scripture
“He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.”
“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.””
“Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.””
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”
“A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.”
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”
“This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
“For whoever is not against us is for us.”
“Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,”
“and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
