ΥΠΕΡΗΓΑΠΗΣΑΝ, υπερηγαπησαν
YPERĒGAPĒSAN, yperēgapēsan
Sounds Like: hoo-per-ay-GAH-pay-sahn
Translations: loved exceedingly, loved very much, loved beyond measure
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΑΓΑΠΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ὑπέρ' (hyper), meaning 'over' or 'beyond', and the verb 'ἀγαπάω' (agapaō), meaning 'to love'. Therefore, it means to love someone or something to an excessive degree, or to love them very much, beyond the usual measure. It describes an intense and profound affection.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G5236 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Epistle of Barnabas — 5:8
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΑΓΑΠΑΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΑΓΑΠΑΩ — to love exceedingly, to love very much, to love above measure
- ΥΠΕΡΗΓΑΠΗΣΕ — loved exceedingly, loved very much, loved supremely
- ΥΠΕΡΗΓΑΠΗΣΕΝ — loved exceedingly, loved supremely, loved very much
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