ὑπερβολή
hyperbolḗ · G5236 · Greek · 8 occurrences
Meanings
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extraordinary, extreme, supreme, far more, much greater, to a far greater degree
A degree which exceeds extraordinarily a point on an implied or overt scale of extent
ExamplesRomans 7:13 Therefore did that which is good become a cause of death for me? Far from it! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by bringing about my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.
1 Corinthians 12:31 But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And yet, I am going to show you a far better way.
2 Corinthians 1:8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our affliction which occurred in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- δύναμιςpower, mighty deed 1
- ἀποκάλυψιςrevelation, appearing 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- θεόςGod 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
6 occurrences in 2 groups
- κατάaccording to, against, down 7
- εἰςto 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 1 entry
- Extraordinary, extreme, supreme, far more, much greater, to a far greater degree78.33
- 1 Corinthians 12:31 — “But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And yet, I am going to show you a far better way.”
Word family 38 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ὑπερβολης, ἡ (ὑπερβάλλω, which see), from Herodotus (8, 112, 4) and Thucydides down; 1.…
1. properly, a throwing beyond.
2. metaphorically, superiority, excellence, preeminence (R. V. exceeding greatness): with a genitive of the thing, 2 Cor 4:7; 2 Cor 12:7; καθ' ὑπερβολήν, beyond measure, exceedingly, preeminently: Rom 7:13; 1 Cor 12:31 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 54, 2b.; Buttmann, § 125, 11 at the end); 2 Cor 1:8; Gal 1:13 (4 Macc. 3:18; Sophocles O. R. 1196; Isocrates, p. 84 d. (i. e. πρός Φιλ. 5); Polybius 3, 92, 10; Diodorus 2, 16; 17, 47); καθ' ὑπέρ εἰς ὑπερβολήν, beyond all measure (R. V. more and more exceedingly), 2 Cor 4:17.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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