ὑπέρ (G5228) — Greek Lexicon

ὑπέρ

hypér

G5228 preposition

SILEX Entry

Root ὑπερ- over, above, on behalf of, for the sake of, beyond, more than

Definition

A preposition primarily denoting 'over,' 'above,' or 'on behalf of.' With the genitive case, it expresses being over, above, or beyond something in a spatial, figurative, or causal sense—often connoting 'for the sake of,' 'concerning,' or 'in regard to.' With the accusative, it expresses 'beyond' or 'more than' in measure, degree, or comparison. Its semantic range includes spatial, relational, and figurative uses, such as acting on behalf of, concerning, transcending, or exceeding someone or something.

Semantic Range

over, above, beyond (spatial, figurative); for the sake of; on behalf of; concerning; instead of; more than; surpassing; in regard to; because of

Root / Etymology

From the Greek root ὑπέρ (ὑπέρ), related to ὑπό (under), but with the sense of 'over' or 'above.' The root is consistent from early Greek, with cognates such as the Latin super, showing an Indo-European origin with the concept of 'over.' Not derived from another Greek preposition, but related by contrast to other spatial prepositions such as κατά (down), ἐπί (on), and ἐν (in).

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ὑπέρ primarily signified 'over,' 'above,' or 'beyond' in local or spatial contexts. Its figurative use developed by the Hellenistic period and is prominent in Koine Greek, especially in documentary and literary papyri, where it can mean 'on behalf of,' 'for the sake of,' or 'in place of.' In the Septuagint, ὑπέρ is used to translate Hebrew prepositions like עַל ('on, over') and בְּעַד ('for, on behalf of'), and it carries over many of these figurative senses into the New Testament. In the NT, ὑπέρ is often used to denote acting on another's behalf, especially in diplomatic, sacrificial, or intercessory contexts (e.g., 'for you,' 'on behalf of many'), as well as expressing excess or superiority ('beyond,' 'more than'). English translations sometimes render ὑπέρ simply as 'for,' but this can miss more nuanced ideas of advocacy, substitution, or surpassing. The comparative force is retained in some idioms. The preposition contrasts with περί (about, concerning), which can be less personal or intensive, and ἀντί (in place of, instead of), which more strictly denotes substitution. Unlike certain other prepositions, ὑπέρ can carry deep relational or sacrificial overtones in later Jewish-Greek and Christian texts.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primary preposition; "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:--(+ 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. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.

Root Family

ὑπέρ (hyper) — over, above, on behalf of, for the sake of, beyond, more than

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G5228-01`	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of	148

Occurrences in Scripture

148 occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G5228-01`	Matthew 5:44	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Matthew 10:24	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	above	on behalf of	above
`G5228-01`	Matthew 10:24	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP ACC`	above	on behalf of	above
`G5228-01`	Matthew 10:37	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	more than	on behalf of	above
`G5228-01`	Matthew 10:37	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP ACC`	more than	on behalf of	above
`G5228-01`	Mark 9:40	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Mark 14:24	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Luke 6:40	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	above	on behalf of	above
`G5228-01`	Luke 9:50	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Luke 16:8	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	than	on behalf of	than
`G5228-01`	Luke 22:19	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Luke 22:20	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	for
`G5228-01`	John 1:30	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	of whom	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 6:51	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 10:11	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	for
`G5228-01`	John 10:15	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 11:4	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 11:50	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 11:51	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 11:52	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 13:37	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 13:38	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 15:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 17:19	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	John 18:14	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Acts 5:41	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Acts 8:24	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Acts 9:16	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Acts 15:26	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Acts 21:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Acts 21:26	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Acts 26:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	above	on behalf of	above
`G5228-01`	Romans 1:5	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	for the sake of
`G5228-01`	Romans 5:6	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 5:7	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 5:7	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 5:8	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 8:27	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 8:31	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 8:32	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 8:34	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 9:3	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 9:27	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	concerning	on behalf of	concerning
`G5228-01`	Romans 10:1	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 14:15	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 15:8	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for the sake of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 15:9	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 15:30	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Romans 16:4	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Corinthians 1:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Corinthians 4:6	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	beyond	on behalf of	beyond
`G5228-01`	1 Corinthians 4:6	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	in favor of	on behalf of	for
`G5228-01`	1 Corinthians 10:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	beyond	on behalf of	beyond
`G5228-01`	1 Corinthians 10:30	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Corinthians 11:24	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Corinthians 12:25	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Corinthians 15:3	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Corinthians 15:29	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Corinthians 15:29	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 1:6	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 1:6	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 1:7	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 1:8	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	about	on behalf of	concerning
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 1:8	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP ACC`	beyond	on behalf of	beyond
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 1:11	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 1:11	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 5:12	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 5:14	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 5:15	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 5:15	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 5:20	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 5:20	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 5:21	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 7:4	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 7:7	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	toward	on behalf of	for
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 7:12	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 7:14	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	about	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 8:16	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 8:23	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	about	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 8:24	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 9:2	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 9:3	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	about	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 9:14	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 11:23	ὑπὲρ	uper	`ADV`	more than	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 12:5	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	On behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 12:5	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 12:6	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	above	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 12:8	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	concerning	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 12:10	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 12:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	to	on behalf of	compared to
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 12:15	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 12:19	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Corinthians 13:8	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Galatians 1:14	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	beyond	on behalf of	beyond
`G5228-01`	Galatians 2:20	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Galatians 3:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Ephesians 1:16	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Ephesians 1:22	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	over	on behalf of	over
`G5228-01`	Ephesians 3:1	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Ephesians 3:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Ephesians 3:20	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	above	on behalf of	beyond
`G5228-01`	Ephesians 5:2	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Ephesians 5:20	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Ephesians 5:25	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Ephesians 6:19	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Ephesians 6:20	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for which	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Philippians 1:4	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Philippians 1:7	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	about	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Philippians 1:29	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Philippians 1:29	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Philippians 2:9	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	above	on behalf of	above
`G5228-01`	Philippians 2:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Philippians 4:10	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	for
`G5228-01`	Colossians 1:7	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	for
`G5228-01`	Colossians 1:9	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Colossians 1:24	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Colossians 1:24	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Colossians 2:1	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Colossians 4:12	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Colossians 4:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Thessalonians 3:2	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	concerning	on behalf of	concerning
`G5228-01`	2 Thessalonians 1:4	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Thessalonians 1:5	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for which	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	2 Thessalonians 2:1	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	concerning	on behalf of	concerning
`G5228-01`	1 Timothy 2:1	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Timothy 2:2	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Timothy 2:6	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Titus 2:14	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Philemon 1:13	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Philemon 1:16	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	more than	on behalf of	more than
`G5228-01`	Philemon 1:21	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	more than	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 2:9	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 4:12	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP ACC`	than	on behalf of	than
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 5:1	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 5:1	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 6:20	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 7:25	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 7:27	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 9:7	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 9:24	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 10:12	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	Hebrews 13:17	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	James 5:16	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Peter 2:21	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 Peter 3:18	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 John 3:16	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	1 John 3:16	ὑπὲρ	uper-2	`PREP GEN`	for	on behalf of	on behalf of
`G5228-01`	3 John 1:7	ὑπὲρ	uper	`PREP GEN`	on behalf of	on behalf of	on behalf of

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