ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗ, υπερβολη
YPERBOLĒ, yperbolē
Sounds Like: hoo-per-bo-LEE
Translations: excess, abundance, surpassing, preeminence, a surpassing, an excess
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an exceeding, an excess, or a surpassing degree of something. It can describe something that goes beyond the usual or expected limit, often implying abundance or preeminence. It is frequently used in phrases like 'καθ' ὑπερβολήν' (kath' hyperbolēn), meaning 'exceedingly' or 'beyond measure'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5236 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΑΙ — excellences, abundances, surpassing qualities, excesses, hyperboles
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΑΙΣ — excess, abundance, preeminence, surpassing greatness, a hyperbole
- ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΑΣ — excess, abundance, a surpassing, preeminence, a hyperbole
- 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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