What does ὑπέρ · πολύς mean in the Bible?
ὑπέρ · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "for many, on behalf of many".
Greek · G5228, G4183
ὑπὲρ πολλῶν
Above/for · much
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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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πολύς G4183 much
Pronunciation polýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
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What does ὑπὲρ πολλῶν (hyper pollōn) mean in the Bible?
ὑπέρ · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "for many, on behalf of many".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5228, G4183?
G5228, G4183 is connected to 150 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. for many, on behalf of many
Source Gloss
for many, on behalf of many
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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