above/for

Greek Preposition

ὑπέρ (when following subst.—poët.—ὕπερ; so as adv, 2Co.11:23), prep. with genitive, accusative I. C. genitive, primarily of place (rest or motion), over, above, across, beyond, hence, metaphorically, 1) for, on behalf of: of prayer, Mat.5:44, Act.8:24, Rom.10:1, Jas.5:16, al; of laying down life, Jhn.10:11, Rom.9:3, al; esp. of Christ giving his life for man's redemption, Mrk.14:24, Jhn.10:15, Act.21:13, Rom.5:6-8, al; opposite to κατά, Mrk.9:40, Luk.9:50, Rom.8:31. 2) Causal, for, because of, for the sake of: with genitive of person(s), Act.5:41, Rom.1:5, Php.1:29, 2Co.12:10, al; with genitive of thing(s), Jhn.11:4, Rom.15:8, 2Co.1:6, al. 3) = ἀντί (see M, Pr., 105), for, instead of, in the name of: 1Co.15:29, 2Co.5:15, 21 Gal.3:13, Col.1:7, Phm 13 (cf. Field, Notes, 225). 4) In more colourless sense, = περί (M, Pr., l.with), for, concerning, with regard to: Rom.9:27, 2Co.1:6 8:23 12:8, Php.1:7, 2Th.2:1, al. II. C. accusative, primarily of place, over, beyond, across, hence, metaphorically, of measure or degree in excess, above, beyond, over, more than: Mat.10:24, 37 Luk.6:40, Act.26:13, 1Co.10:13, 2Co.1:8, Eph.1:22 3:20, Phm 16, al; after comparatives = than (Jdg.11:25, al.), Luk.16:8, Heb.4:12. III. As adv. (see supr. ad init.), more: ὕπερ ἐγώ, I more, 2Co.11:23; in compounds, see: ὑπεράνω, ὑπερλίαν, ὑπερπερισσῶς. IV. In composition: over (ὑπεραίρω), beyond (ὑπερβάλλω), more (ὐπερνικάω), on behalf of (ὐπερεντυγχάνω). (AS)

above/for

Greek Preposition

ὑπέρ [ῠ], Epic dialect also ὑπείρ, used by [Refs 8th c.BC+] ὁπέρ (which see): in Aeolic dialect replaced by περί (see. περί [Refs 4th c.BC+] also dative (Cf. Sanskrit upaári 'above', Gothic ufar, O[Refs 5th c.BC+] ofer 'over':—from it are formed the comparative and superlative ὑπέρτερος, -τατος, also adverb ὕπερθεν, and Nouns ὑπέρα, ὕπερος.) A) WITH GENIT, A.I) of Place, over; A.I.1) in a state of rest, over, above, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χιτωνίσκους ἐνεδεδύκεσαν ὑ. γονάτων not reaching to the knees, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; στῆ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὑ. κεφαλῆς stood over his head as he lay asleep, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑ. κεφαλῆς οἱ ἐγίνετο διεξελαύνοντι over head, i. e. over the gateway, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ὑ. κεφαλῆς the higher ground, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἰονίας ὑ. ἁλὸς οἰκέων on the Ionian sea, i.e. on its shores, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: of relative geographical position, above, farther inland, οἰκέοντες ὑ. Ἁλικαρνησσοῦ μεσόγαιαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in Hellenistic Gr. the accusative is commoner in this sense, see below [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.I.1.b) of ships at sea, off a place, [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.I.2) in a state of motion, over, across, κῦμα νηὸς ὑ. τοίχων καταβήσεται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐκκυβιστᾶν ὑ. [τῶν ξιφῶν] [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.I.3) over, beyond, ἐν Κρήτῃ εὐρείῃ τηλοῦ ὑ. πόντου [Refs 8th c.BC+] A.II) metaphorically, in defence of, on behalf of, τεῖχος ἐτειχίσσαντο νεῶν ὕ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, for the prosperity or safety of, τὰ ἱερὰ ὑ. τῆς Εὐβοίας θῦσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in dedications (always with reference to living persons), Σμικύθη μ᾽ ἀνέθηκεν. εὐξαμένη. ὑ. παίδων καὶ ἑαυτῆς [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; εὑδόντων ὕ. φρούρημα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὑ. τινὸς κινδυνεύειν, μάχεσθαι, βοηθεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀμυνῶ ὑ. ἱερῶν καὶ ὁσίων Jusj. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάνθ᾽ ὑ. ὑμῶν φανήσεται πράξας Χαβρίας, καὶ τὴν τελευτὴν αὐτὴν τοῦ βίου πεποιημένος οὐχ ὑ. ἄλλου τινός in your interests, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things sought, ὑ. τοῦ νεκροῦ ὠθισμὸς ἐγένετο πολύς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀφίκετο ὑ. γενεᾶς, ὑ. φωνᾶς, ὑ. τοῦ θησαυροῦ, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; γίνωσκέ με πεπορεῦσθαι εἰς Ἡρακλέους πόλιν ὑ. τῆς οἰκίας [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; sometimes even of the thing to be averted, ἱκέσιον λόχον δουλοσύνας ὕ. about slavery, [Refs 4th c.BC+] A.II.2) for, instead of, in the name of, ὑ. ἑαυτοῦ τι προϊδεῖν on his own behalf, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. Ζήνωνος πράσσων as Zeno's representative, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἔγραψεν ὑ. αὐτῶν διὰ τὸ φάσκειν αὐτοὺς μὴ εἰδέναι γράμματα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; θεάσασθε ὃν τρόπον ὑμεῖς ἐστρατηγηκότες πάντ᾽ ἔσεσθ᾽ ὑ. Φιλίππου as though by commission from P, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; so in other dialects with accusative, see below [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II.3) in adjurations, with verbs of entreaty, entreat one as representative of another, τῶν ὕ. ἐνθάδ᾽ ἐγὼ γουνάζομαι οὐ παρεόντων, i. e. I entreat you as they would if they were here, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; then more metaphorically, by, λίσσομ᾽ ὑ. ψυχῆς (as you value your life) καὶ γούνων σῶν τε τοκήων [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑ. ξενίου λίσσεται ὔμμε Διός in the name of Zeus, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; so Aeolic dialect περ (see. περί [Refs 4th c.BC+] A.II.4) of the cause or motive, for, because of, by reason of, ἀλγέων ὕ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of punishment or reward, for, on account of, τοῖσιν ἄγουσιν κλαύμαθ᾽ ὑπάρξει βραδυτῆτος ὕ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀτῆθθαι ὑ. τῶ πατρὸς τὰ πατρώϊα the father's property shall pay the fine for the father, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τοῦτον (i.e. a runaway slave) ὃς ἂν ἀναγάγῃ, λήψεται ὅσα καὶ ὑ. τοῦ προγεγραμμένου [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὸ κατεσκευασμένον ὑ. τῆς ἡμετέρας σωτηρίας Ἰσιδεῖον as a thank-offering for, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ὑ. ὧν ἐτιμήσαμεν αὐτοὺς ταῖς μεγίσταις τιμαῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of payment, ἡμιωβέλιον ὑ. ἑκάστου [Refs]; μέτρησον Ποσειδωνίῳ ὑ. Ἡρακλείδου on account of H, i.e. debiting H.'s account, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; μετρήσω ὑ. σοῦ εἰς τὸ δημόσιον for the credit of your account, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ὑ. λαογραφίας [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ὑ. λόγου ἀννώνης [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ὑ. ὧν ἔμαθεν καταβαλεῖν μισθόν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] A.II.5) ὑ. τοῦ μή with infinitive, for the purpose of preventing or avoiding, ὑ. τοῦ μηδένα. βιαίῳ θανάτῳ ἀποθνῄσκειν [Refs 5th c.BC+] for the sake of, ὑ. τοῦτοῖς ἄλλοις ἐπιτάττειν ἐθέλειν ἀποθνῄσκειν to be ready to die for the sake of, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: this construction is found also in signification [Refs 4th c.BC+] A.III) concerning, ὑ. σέθεν αῐσχε᾽ ἀκούω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὰ λεγόμενα ὑ. ἑκάστων variant in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; διαλεχθῆναι, ἀγορεύειν ὑ. τινός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; περὶ μὲν οὖν τούτων τοσαῦτά μοι εἰρήσθω, ὑ. ὧν δέ μοι προσήκει λέγειν. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βουλευομένων ὑ. τοῦ ποίαν τινὰ [εἰρήνην ποιητέον] [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐνεκάλουν ὑ. σύκων [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐπεδώκαμέν σοι ὑπόμνημα ὑ. τοῦ μὴ εἰληφέναι τὴν. ὄλυραν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; συλλαλήσαντες ὑ. τοῦ τὴν πόλιν ἐνδοῦναι τοῖς Ῥωμαίοις [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; θροῦς ὑ. τοῦ τὸν Λυκοῦργον ἐκπέμπειν talk of sending L, [Refs]; γνώμην ὑ. τῆς κοινῆς [δόξης] [Refs 5th c.BC+] B) WITH ACCUSATIVE B.I) of Place in reference to motion, over, beyond, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]: without such reference, ὑ. Ἡρακλείας στήλας ἔξω κατοικοῦσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐλὴ. ὑ. ὀφρὺν δεξιάν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τὸ ὑ. τὸν ἔσχατον. σπόνδυλον [Refs 2nd c.AD+] B.II) of Measure, above, exceeding, beyond, ὑ. τὸν ἀλαθῆ λόγον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. ἡμᾶς beyond our powers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. τὸ ὕδωρ [Refs 2nd c.AD+] B.II.b) after comparative, than, δυνατώτεροι ὑ. [LXX] better than he,[LXX] B.II.2) of transgression, in violation of, ὑ. αἶσαν, opposed to κατ᾽ αἶσαν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑ. μόρον (or ὑπέρμορον)[Refs] B.III) of Number, above, upwards of, τὰ ὑ. δέκα μνᾶς [ξυμβόλαια] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. τετταράκοντα (i.e. ἔτη) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. ἥμισυ more than half, [Refs] B.IV) of Time, beyond, i.e. before, earlier than, ὁ ὑ. τὰ Μηδικὰ πόλεμος [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.V) in some dialects, in sense [Refs 4th c.BC+], on behalf of, ὑ. τὰν πόλιν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; in sense [Refs 4th c.BC+], concerning, ἐπικράνθη μοι ὑ. ὑμᾶς [LXX] C) WITH DAT, only [Refs 4th c.AD+] fighting for, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] D) POSITION: ὑπέρ may follow its substantive, but then by anastrophe becomes ὕπερ, [Refs 8th c.BC+] E) AS adverb, over-much, above measure, ὑπὲρ μὲν ἄγαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also written ὑπεράγαν, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; compare ὑπέρφευ: as a predicate, διάκονοι Χριστοῦ εἰσ; ὑπὲρ ἐγώ I am more [than they], [NT] F) IN COMPOSITION (joined with other words), signifies over, above, in all relations, e. g, F.1) of Place, over, beyond, as in ὑπεράνω, ὑπέργειος, ὑπερβαίνω, ὑπερπόντιος. F.2) of doing a thing for or in defence of, as in ὑπερμαχέω, ὑπερασπίζω, ὑπεραλγέω. F.3) above measure, as in ὑπερήφανος, ὑπερφίαλος.

Greek

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; a primary preposition