Huperbolē ὑπερβολή
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| ὑπερβολή | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | huperbolē |
| Strong's number | G5236 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | surpassing |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Corinthians (4) |
Huperbolē (Greek ὑπερβολή, Strong's G5236) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “surpassing”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὑπερ-βολή, -ῆς, ἡ
(ὑπερβάλλω), [in LXX: καθ᾽ ὑ., 4Ma.3:18 * ;]
a throwing beyond. Metaphorical, excess, superiority, excellence: 2Co.4:7 12:7; καθ᾽ ὑπερβολήν, beyond measure, exceedingly, Rom.7:13, 1Co.12:31, 2Co.1:8, Gal.1:13; κ. ὑ. εἰς ὑ., beyond all measure, 2Co.4:17.†
(AS)
(ὑπερβάλλω), [in LXX: καθ᾽ ὑ., 4Ma.3:18 * ;]
a throwing beyond. Metaphorical, excess, superiority, excellence: 2Co.4:7 12:7; καθ᾽ ὑπερβολήν, beyond measure, exceedingly, Rom.7:13, 1Co.12:31, 2Co.1:8, Gal.1:13; κ. ὑ. εἰς ὑ., beyond all measure, 2Co.4:17.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | exceeding (2), measure (2), excellent (1), excellency (1), far (1), abundance (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | surpassingly great (2), utterly (1), most excellent (1), far beyond (1), beyond comparison (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Huperbolē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 7:13Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 12:31But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 1:8For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
- 2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- 2 Corinthians 12:7And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
Galatians
- Galatians 1:13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).