ἨΠΕΡ, ἠπερ
ĒPER, ēper
Sounds Like: HAY-per
Translations: than, rather than, instead of
From the root: ἨΠΕΡ
Part of Speech: Conjunction
Explanation: This word is a conjunction used to introduce the second part of a comparison, indicating a preference or alternative. It means 'than' or 'rather than', often following a comparative adjective or adverb, or expressing a choice between two options.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G2228 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:119
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 1:10
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- John — 12:43
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἨΠΕΡ, appear in our texts.
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