What does κατά · ὑπέρ mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G2596, G5228
καθʼ ὑμῶν / ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν
According to · above/for
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κατά G2596 according to
Pronunciation katá
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ὑπέρ G5228 above/for
Pronunciation hypér
Substitutionary sacrifice: giving one's life in place of another's redemption, especially Christ's atonement.
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What does καθʼ ὑμῶν / ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν (kath' hymōn / hyper hymōn) mean in the Bible?
κατά · ὑπέρ is a Greek phrase meaning "Against or in opposition to; for, on behalf of, or in support of; Jesus uses the contrast to define how the disciples should regard the man in this situation.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2596, G5228?
G2596, G5228 is connected to 469 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Against or in opposition to; for, on behalf of, or in support of; Jesus uses the contrast to define how the disciples should regard the man in this situation.
Source Gloss
Against or in opposition to; for, on behalf of, or in support of; Jesus uses the contrast to define how the disciples should regard the man in this situation.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 469
Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 2:22 · Matt 5:11 · Matt 5:23 · Matt 8:32 · Matt 9:29 · Matt 10:35 · Matt 12:14 · Matt 12:25 · Matt 12:30 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 14:13 469×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain