What does ὑπέρ · σύ mean in the Bible?
e. (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".
Greek · G5228, G4771
ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν
Above/for · thou
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ὑπέρG5228above/for
Pronunciationhypér
Substitutionary sacrifice: giving one's life in place of another's redemption, especially Christ's atonement.
Open lexicon entry →σύG4771thou
Pronunciationsý
Nominative form emphasizes identity or creates contrast; elsewhere often renders Hebrew covenant formulas
Open lexicon entry →What does ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν (hyper hymōn) mean in the Bible?
ὑπέρ · σύ is a Greek phrase meaning ""over", i.e. (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".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5228, G4771?
G5228, G4771 is connected to 150 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. "over", i.e. (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
Source Gloss
"over", i.e. (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
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 patterns2Aligned forms150
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 11:50149×
2 Cor 11:231×