ΥΠΕΡ, υπερ
YPER, yper
Sounds Like: hoo-PER
Translations: over, above, for, on behalf of, concerning, beyond, more than
From the root: ΥΠΕΡ
Part of Speech: Preposition
Explanation: ΥΠΕΡ is a Koine Greek preposition. Its meaning varies depending on the grammatical case of the noun it governs. When used with the genitive case, it often means 'on behalf of', 'for the sake of', 'concerning', or 'instead of'. When used with the accusative case, it typically means 'over', 'above', 'beyond', or 'more than', often indicating position or motion.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G5228 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
There are too many instances of this word to list here. It appears throughout our texts.
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΗΠΕΡἨΝ — more than, beyond, exceedingly, very much
- ΗΠΕΡΗΝ — over, above, beyond, for, on behalf of, instead of, more than, exceedingly
- ΥΠΕ — over, above, beyond, for, on behalf of, concerning, instead of, more than
- ΥΠΕΡΤΑΤΟΣ — highest, most high, supreme
- ΥΠΕΡΤΗΣ — for, on behalf of, concerning, over, above, beyond
- ΥΠΕΡΤΟΝ — excessive, beyond measure, exceedingly, beyond, over
- ΥΠΕΡΤΩΝ — of, for, on behalf of, above, beyond, over, concerning, instead of, more than
- ΥΠΟΕΡ — for, on behalf of, concerning, above, over, beyond, more than
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