ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΑΙ, υπερβολαι
YPERBOLAI, yperbolai
Sounds Like: hoo-per-bo-LAI
Translations: excellences, abundances, surpassing qualities, excesses, hyperboles
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to something that goes beyond the usual measure or limit. It can denote an extreme degree, whether in terms of excellence, abundance, or excess. It is also the origin of the English word 'hyperbole', meaning an exaggeration.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5236 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 1:70
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΑΙΣ — excess, abundance, preeminence, surpassing greatness, a hyperbole
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΑΣ — excess, abundance, a surpassing, preeminence, a hyperbole
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗ — excess, abundance, surpassing, preeminence, a surpassing, an excess
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗΝ — excess, abundance, surpassing, preeminence, exceedingly, beyond measure
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗΣ — excess, abundance, surpassing, preeminence, a surpassing, an excess, a hyperbole
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛ‾Η‾ — excellence, surpassing, extraordinary, abundance, exceedingly, beyond measure, preeminence, a surpassing, an excess
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