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Lexicon :: Strong's G5236 - hyperbolē

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ὑπερβολή
Transliteration
hyperbolē (Key)
Pronunciation
hoop-er-bol-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
8x in 3 unique form(s) TR
8x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:520,1230

Strong’s Definitions

ὑπερβολή hupĕrbŏlē, hoop-er-bol-ay'; from G5235; a throwing beyond others, i.e. (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519 or G2596) pre- eminently:—abundance, (far more) exceeding, excellency, more excellent, beyond (out of) measure.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G5236 in the following manner: far more (with G2596) (1x), exceeding (with G2596) (1x), more excellent (with G2596) (1x), out of measure (with G2596) (1x), beyond measure (with G2596) (1x), excellency (1x), abundance (1x), exceeding (with G1519) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G5236 in the following manner: far more (with G2596) (1x), exceeding (with G2596) (1x), more excellent (with G2596) (1x), out of measure (with G2596) (1x), beyond measure (with G2596) (1x), excellency (1x), abundance (1x), exceeding (with G1519) (1x).

  1. a throwing beyond

  2. metaph.

    1. superiority, excellence, pre-eminence

    2. beyond measure, exceedingly, preeminently

    3. beyond all measure

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑπερβολή hupĕrbŏlē, hoop-er-bol-ay'; from G5235; a throwing beyond others, i.e. (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519 or G2596) pre- eminently:—abundance, (far more) exceeding, excellency, more excellent, beyond (out of) measure.
STRONGS G5236:
ὑπερβολή, ὑπερβολης, ἡ (ὑπερβάλλω, which see), from Herodotus (8, 112, 4) and Thucydides down;
1. properly, a throwing beyond.
2. metaphorically, superiority, excellence, preeminence (R. V. exceeding greatness): with a genitive of the thing, 2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 12:7; καθ' ὑπερβολήν, beyond measure, exceedingly, preeminently: Romans 7:13; 1 Corinthians 12:31 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 54, 2b.; Buttmann, § 125, 11 at the end); 2 Corinthians 1:8; Galatians 1:13 (4 Macc. 3:18; Sophocles O. R. 1196; Isocrates, p. 84 d. (i. e. πρός Φιλ. 5); Polybius 3, 92, 10; Diodorus 2, 16; 17, 47); καθ' ὑπέρ εἰς ὑπερβολήν, beyond all measure (R. V. more and more exceedingly), 2 Corinthians 4:17.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
7:13
1 Corinthians
12:31
2 Corinthians
1:8; 4:7; 4:17; 12:7
Galatians
1:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5236 matches the Greek ὑπερβολή (hyperbolē),
which occurs 8 times in 7 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:13 - فَهَلْ صَارَ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ مَوْتاً لِي؟ حَاشَا! وَلَكِنَّ الْخَطِيئَةَ، لِكَيْ تَظْهَرَ أَنَّهَا خَطِيئَةٌ، أَنْتَجَتْ لِيَ الْمَوْتَ بِمَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ، حَتَّى تَصِيرَ الْخَطِيئَةُ خَاطِئَةً جِدّاً بِسَبَبِ الْوَصِيَّةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:31 - وَلكِنْ تَشَوَّقُوا إِلَى الْمَوَاهِبِ الْعُظْمَى.

وَهَا أَنَا أَرْسُمُ لَكُمْ بَعْدُ طَرِيقاً أَفْضَلَ جِدّاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:8 - فَيَا أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، نُرِيدُ أَنْ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْكُمْ أَمْرُ الضِّيقَةِ الَّتِي مَرَرْنَا بِها فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ أَسِيَّا. فَقَدْ كَانَتْ وَطْأَتُهَا عَلَيْنَا شَدِيدَةً جِدّاً وَفَوْقَ طَاقَتِنَا، حَتَّى يَئِسْنَا مِنَ الْحَيَاةِ نَفْسِهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:17 - ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ مَا يُضَايِقُنَا الآنَ مِنْ صُعُوبَاتٍ بَسِيطَةٍ عَابِرَةٍ، يُنْتِجُ لَنَا بِمِقْدَارٍ لَا يُحَدُّ وَزْنَةً أَبَدِيَّةً مِنَ الْمَجْدِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:7 - وَلِكَيْ لَا أَتَكَبَّرَ بِمَا لِهذِهِ الإِعْلانَاتِ مِنْ عَظَمَةٍ فَائِقَةٍ، أُعْطِيتُ شَوْكَةً فِي جَسَدِي كَأَنَّهَا رَسُولٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَلْطِمُنِي كَيْ لَا أَتَكَبَّرَ!

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:13 - فَإِنَّكُمْ قَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ بِسِيرَتِي الْمَاضِيَةِ فِي الدِّيَانَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، كَيْفَ كُنْتُ أَضْطَهِدُ كَنِيسَةَ اللهِ مُتَطَرِّفاً إِلَى أَقْصَى حَدٍّ، سَاعِياً إِلَى تَخْرِيبِهَا،
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