- Original: ὑπέρ
- Transliteration: Huper
- Phonetic: hoop-er'
- Definition:
1. in behalf of, for the sake of
2. over, beyond, more than
3. more, beyond, over
- Origin: a primary preposition
- TDNT entry: 16:27,1
- Part(s) of speech: Preposition
- Strong's: A primary preposition; over that is (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. In compounds it retains many of the listed applications: - (+ 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 compounds it retains many of the above applications.
Total KJV Occurrences: 138
• above, 9
Act 26:13;
1 Corinthians 4:6;
1 Corinthians 10:13;
2 Corinthians 1:8;
2 Corinthians 12:6;
Galatians 1:14; Eph 3:20;
Philippians 2:9;
Philemon 1:16
• abundantly, 1
Eph 3:20
• another, 2
1 Corinthians 12:25; Jam 5:16
• behalf, 4
2 Corinthians 1:11;
2 Corinthians 5:12;
2 Corinthians 8:24;
Philippians 1:29
• beyond, 1
2 Corinthians 8:3
• by, 1
2 Thessalonians 2:1
• chiefest, 2
2 Corinthians 11:5;
2 Corinthians 12:11
• concerning, 1
Romans 9:27
• exceedingly, 1
1 Thessalonians 3:10
• for, 91
Joh 11:50; Joh 11:51; Joh 11:52; Joh 18:14; Act 5:41; Act 8:24; Act 12:5; Act 15:26; Act 21:13; Act 21:26; Act 26:1;
Romans 1:5;
Romans 1:8;
Romans 5:6;
Romans 5:7(2);
Romans 5:8;
Romans 8:26;
Romans 8:27;
Romans 8:31;
Romans 8:32;
Romans 8:34;
Romans 9:3;
Romans 10:1;
Romans 14:15;
Romans 15:8;
Romans 15:9;
Romans 15:30;
Romans 16:4;
1 Corinthians 1:13;
1 Corinthians 4:6;
1 Corinthians 5:7;
1 Corinthians 10:30;
1 Corinthians 15:3;
1 Corinthians 15:29(2);
2 Corinthians 1:6(2);
2 Corinthians 1:11;
2 Corinthians 5:14;
2 Corinthians 5:15(2);
2 Corinthians 5:20;
2 Corinthians 5:21;
2 Corinthians 7:12;
2 Corinthians 8:16;
2 Corinthians 9:14;
2 Corinthians 12:8;
2 Corinthians 12:15;
2 Corinthians 12:19;
2 Corinthians 13:8;
Galatians 1:4;
Galatians 2:20;
Galatians 3:13; Eph 1:16; Eph 3:1; Eph 3:13; Eph 5:2; Eph 5:20; Eph 5:25; Eph 6:19; Eph 6:20;
Philippians 1:4;
Colossians 1:7;
Colossians 1:9;
Colossians 1:24;
Colossians 4:12;
Colossians 4:13;
1 Thessalonians 5:10;
2 Thessalonians 1:4;
2 Thessalonians 1:5;
1 Timothy 2:1;
1 Timothy 2:2;
1 Timothy 2:6;
Titus 2:14;
Hebrews 2:9;
Hebrews 5:1(2);
Hebrews 5:3;
Hebrews 6:20;
Hebrews 7:25;
Hebrews 7:27;
Hebrews 9:7;
Hebrews 9:24;
Hebrews 10:12;
Hebrews 13:17;
1 Peter 2:21;
1 Peter 3:18;
1 Peter 4:1;
1 John 3:16(2)
• highly, 1
1 Thessalonians 5:13
• more, 1
2 Corinthians 11:23
• of, 11
2 Corinthians 1:7;
2 Corinthians 1:8;
2 Corinthians 7:4;
2 Corinthians 7:14;
2 Corinthians 8:23;
2 Corinthians 9:2;
2 Corinthians 9:3;
2 Corinthians 12:5(2);
Philippians 1:7;
Philippians 4:10
• over, 1
Eph 1:22
• sake, 5
Joh 13:37;
2 Corinthians 12:10;
Philippians 1:29;
Colossians 1:24;
3 John 1:7
• stead, 2
2 Corinthians 5:20;
Philemon 1:13
• than, 2
Philemon 1:21;
Hebrews 4:12
• to, 1
2 Corinthians 12:13
• toward, 1
2 Corinthians 7:7
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