Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ὑπέρ (G5228)
150 ὑπέρ (when following subst.—poët.— ὕπερ ; so as adv. , II Co 11:23 ), prep. c. gen., acc. C. gen., primarily of place (rest or motion), over, above, across, beyond , hence, metaph., for, on behalf of : of prayer, Mt 5:44 , Ac 8:24 , Ro 10:1 , Ja 5:16 , al.; of laying down life, Jo 10:11 , Ro 9:3 , al.; esp. of Christ giving his life for man's redemption, Mk 14:24 , Jo 10:15 , Ac 21:13 , Ro 5:6-8 , al.; opp. to κατά , Mk 9:40 , Lk 9:50 , Ro 8:31 . Causal, for, because of, for the sake of : c. gen. pers., Ac 5:41 , Ro 1:5 , Phl 1:29 , II Co 12:10 , al.; c. gen. rei, Jo 11:4 , Ro 15:8 , II Co 1:6 , al. = ἀντί (v. M, Pr. , 105), for, instead of, in the name of : I Co 15:29 , II Co 5:15 , 21 Ga 3:13 , Col 1:7 , Phm 13 (cf. Field, Notes , 225). In more colourless sense, = περί (M, Pr. , l.c.), for, concerning, with regard to : Ro 9:27 , II Co 1:6 8:23 12:8 , Phl 1:7 , II Th 2:1 , al. C. acc., primarily of place, over, beyond, across , hence, metaph., of measure or degree in excess, above, beyond, over, more than : Mt 10:24 , 37 Lk 6:40 , Ac 26:13 , I Co 10:13 , II Co 1:8 , Eph 1:22 3:20 , Phm 16 , al.; after comparatives = than ( Jg 11:25 , al.), Lk 16:8 , He 4:12 . As adv. (v. supr. ad init.), more : ὕπερ ἐγώ , I more , II Co 11:23 ; in compounds, v.s. ὑπεράνω, ὑπερλίαν, ὑπερπερισσῶς . In composition: over ( ὑπεραίρω ), beyond ( ὑπερβάλλω ), more ( ὐπερνικάω ), on behalf of ( ὐπερεντυγχάνω ).
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