What does φιλέω · ὑπέρ mean in the Bible?
φιλέω · ὑπέρ is a Greek phrase meaning "love more than me".
Greek · G5368, G5228
φιλῶν ... ὑπὲρ ἐμέ
To love · above/for
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φιλέω G5368 to love
Pronunciation philéō
Emotional, affectionate love of friendship and preference, contrasting ἀγαπάω's love of duty and respect
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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 φιλῶν ... ὑπὲρ ἐμέ (philōn ... hyper eme) mean in the Bible?
φιλέω · ὑπέρ is a Greek phrase meaning "love more than me".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5368, G5228?
G5368, G5228 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. love more than me
Source Gloss
love more than me
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 25 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Aorist, Perfect Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×
Present Active Matt 10:37 · John 12:25 · Rev 22:15 · Luke 20:46 · Titus 3:15 6×
Indicative states a fact or reality 15×
Present Active John 5:20 · John 16:27 · 1 Cor 16:22 · John 11:3 · John 21:17 · John 21:15 · John 21:16 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 23:6 11×
Imperfect Active John 11:36 · John 15:19 · John 20:2 3×
Perfect Active John 16:27 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Active Matt 26:48 · Mark 14:44 2×
Present Active Rev 3:19 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Luke 22:47 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 24 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 17 imperfect 3 aorist 3 perfect 1
Voice
active 24
Mood
indicative 15 participle 5 subjunctive 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:5 φιλοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 10:37 φιλῶν present active participle participle Matthew 10:37 φιλῶν present active participle participle Matthew 23:6 φιλοῦσι present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:48 φιλήσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 14:44 φιλήσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 20:46 φιλούντων present active participle participle Luke 22:47 φιλῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 5:20 φιλεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 11:3 φιλεῖς present active indicative ongoing John 11:36 ἐφίλει imperfect active indicative background John 12:25 φιλῶν present active participle participle John 15:19 ἐφίλει imperfect active indicative background John 16:27 φιλεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 16:27 πεφιλήκατε perfect active indicative resultant John 20:2 ἐφίλει imperfect active indicative background John 21:15 φιλῶ present active indicative ongoing John 21:16 φιλῶ present active indicative ongoing John 21:17 φιλεῖς present active indicative ongoing John 21:17 Φιλεῖς present active indicative ongoing John 21:17 φιλῶ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 16:22 φιλεῖ present active indicative ongoing Titus 3:15 φιλοῦντας present active participle participle Revelation 3:19 φιλῶ present active subjunctive subjunctive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
φιλῶν ... ὑπὲρ ἐμέ is built from this root:
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