Strong's #5228: huper (pronounced hoop-er')
a primary preposition; "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:--(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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huper
1) in behalf of, for the sake of
2) over, beyond, more than
3) more, beyond, over
Part of Speech: preposition
Relation: a primary preposition
Citing in TDNT: 8:507, 1228
Usage:
This word is used 161 times:
2 Corinthians 13:8: "against the truth, but for the truth."
Galatians 1:4: "Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us"
Galatians 1:14: "in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own"
Galatians 2:20: "and gave himself for me."
Galatians 3:13: "law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed"
Ephesians 1:16: "Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you"
Ephesians 1:22: "gave him to be the head over all things to the church,"
Ephesians 3:1: "the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,"
Ephesians 3:13: "at my tribulations for you, which is your"
Ephesians 3:20: "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all"
Ephesians 3:20: "unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that"
Ephesians 5:2: "and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice"
Ephesians 5:20: "Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in"
Ephesians 5:25: "and gave himself for it;"
Ephesians 6:19: "And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I"
Ephesians 6:20: " For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein"
Philippians 1:4: "every prayer of mine for you all making request"
Philippians 1:7: "for me to think this of you all, because I have"
Philippians 1:29: "For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe"
Philippians 1:29: "but also to suffer for his sake;"
Philippians 2:9: "him a name which is above every name:"
Philippians 2:13: "to will and to do of his good pleasure."
Philippians 4:10: "now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein"
Colossians 1:7: "fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;"
Colossians 1:9: "it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that"
Colossians 1:24: "in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind"
Colossians 1:24: "in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the"
Colossians 4:12: "you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that"
Colossians 4:13: "that he hath a great zeal for you, and them"
1 Thessalonians 3:10: "and day praying exceedingly that we might see your"
1 Thessalonians 5:10: "Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep,"
1 Thessalonians 5:13: "And to esteem them very highly in love"
2 Thessalonians 1:4: "the churches of God for your patience and faith"
2 Thessalonians 1:5: "of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:"
2 Thessalonians 2:1: "we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord"
1 Timothy 2:1: "intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;"
1 Timothy 2:2: " For kings, and for all that are in authority; that"
1 Timothy 2:6: "Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time."
Titus 2:14: "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us"
Philemon 1:13: "with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in"
Philemon 1:16: "as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, especially"
Philemon 1:21: "that thou wilt also do more than I say."
Hebrews 2:9: "that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man."
Hebrews 4:12: "powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing"
Hebrews 5:1: "from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God,"
Hebrews 5:1: "gifts and sacrifices for sins:"
Hebrews 5:3: "also for himself, to offer for sins."
Hebrews 6:20: "Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest"
Hebrews 7:25: "seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them."
Hebrews 7:27: "as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins,"
