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Strong's G5236 · Greek

ὑπερβολή

huperbole · hoop-er-bol-ay'

from 5235; a throwing beyond others, i.e. (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with 1519 or 2596) pre- eminently


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ὑπερ-βολή (G5236)

8 ** ὑπερ-βολή , -ῆς, ἡ ( ὑπερβάλλω ), [in LXX: καθ’ ὑ. , IV Mac 3:18 * ;] a throwing beyond . Metaph., excess, superiority, excellence : II Co 4:7 12:7 ; καθ’ ὑπερβολήν , beyond measure, exceedingly , Ro 7:13 , I Co 12:31 , II Co 1:8 , Ga 1:13 ; κ. ὑ. εἰς ὑ. , beyond all measure , II Co 4:17 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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