Greek · G5228, G1473

ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν

Above/for · :--I, me.

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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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ἐγώ G1473 :--I, me.

Pronunciation egṓ

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What does ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν (hyper hēmōn) mean in the Bible?

ὑπέρ · ἐγώ is a Greek phrase meaning "for us, on our behalf".

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What does ὑπέρ · ἐγώ mean in the Bible?

ὑπέρ · ἐγώ is a Greek phrase meaning "for us, on our behalf".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5228, G1473?

G5228, G1473 is connected to 150 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. for us, on our behalf

Strong's G5228, G1473

Lexical occurrences 150 verses Word forms 2 forms 150 references

Source Gloss

for us, on our behalf

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 150

Matt 5:44 · Matt 10:24 · Matt 10:37 · Mark 9:40 · Mark 14:24 · Luke 6:40 · Luke 9:50 · Luke 16:8 · Luke 22:19 · Luke 22:20 · John 1:30 · John 6:51 · John 10:11 · John 10:15 · John 11:4 · John 11:50 149×

2 Cor 11:23 1×

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