Strong's Greek · G5228
ὑπέρ
hypér
(+ 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
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;
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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).