What does Hyper mean?

Hyper (ὑπέρ, Strong's G5228) is a Greek word. Strong's defines it as "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. The King James Bible translates it as (+ 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.

What is the Strong's number for Hyper?

The Strong's number for Hyper (ὑπέρ) is G5228. It is a Greek word from Strong's public-domain dictionary keyed to the King James Bible.

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Hyper (Strong’s G5228): Meaning in the Bible

Hyper (ὑπέρ) is the Greek word numbered G5228 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as "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. In the King James Bible it is translated (+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by.

ὑπέρ

hypér · Greek

Strong’s G5228 · hoop-er'

Original wordὑπέρ
Transliterationhypér
Pronunciationhoop-er'
Strong’s numberG5228
LanguageGreek

The full Strong’s definition

"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

Derivation. a primary preposition;

How the King James Bible translates it

(+ 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.

Where Hyper appears in the Bible

In the King James Bible’s text tagged with Strong’s numbers, Hyper (G5228) stands behind 163 English renderings in 142 verses across 22 of the 66 books. It is most frequent in 2 Corinthians (37), Romans (19), John (12).

How the King James Bible renders Hyper, by count

for112 of 163 (69 percent)
above12 of 163 (7 percent)
of11 of 163 (7 percent)
on3 of 163 (2 percent)
than3 of 163 (2 percent)
very3 of 163 (2 percent)

Three places to read Hyper

Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Romans 15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

Counts are made at build time from the King James text tagged with Strong’s numbers (eBible.org, public domain). Verses are read from the stored King James text, never typed.

Why the word matters

Every word the biblical writers chose carries weight. Studying Hyper in the original Greek lets you read the passages where it appears more carefully, closer to what the first hearers understood, so the meaning is drawn from the text itself rather than from the English alone.

The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.

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