ΥΠΕΡΤΗΣ, υπερτης
YPERTĒS, ypertēs
Sounds Like: hoo-PER
Translations: for, on behalf of, concerning, over, above, beyond
From the root: ΥΠΕΡ
Part of Speech: Preposition
Explanation: This word is a preposition that typically takes the genitive case. It can mean 'for' or 'on behalf of' when referring to a person or cause, indicating a benefit or substitution. It can also mean 'concerning' or 'about' a topic. In a spatial sense, it means 'over' or 'above', indicating position or superiority. It can also denote 'beyond' a certain point or measure.
Inflection: Does not inflect (preposition)
Strong’s number: G5228 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:119
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
- ΥΠΕΡ — over, above, for, on behalf of, concerning, beyond, more than
- ΥΠΕΡΤΑΤΟΣ — highest, most high, supreme
- 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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