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ὑπέρ

Lemmaὑπέρ
Citation formὑπέρ
Part of speechpreposition
Glossin behalf of, above
Strong’sG5228
Transliterationhypér
Definition"over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than
KJV glosses:--(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very.
Derivationa primary preposition
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