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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)
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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, (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 MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:13 - But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:31 - So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts.
But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:8 - We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:7 - We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure.[fn] This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:17 - For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:7 - even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:13 - You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it.
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