G5236Noun, feminine8 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Romans 7:13ὑπερβολὴν
Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
- 1 Corinthians 12:31ὑπερβολὴν
But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8ὑπερβολὴν
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
- Galatians 1:13ὑπερβολὴν
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
Abbott-Smith
(ὑπερβάλλω), [in LXX: καθ᾽ ὑ., 4Ma.3:18 * ;]
a throwing beyond. Metaphorical, excess, superiority, excellence: 2Co.4:7 12:7; καθ᾽ ὑπερβολήν, beyond measure, exceedingly, Rom.7:13, 1Co.12:31, 2Co.1:8, Gal.1:13; κ. ὑ. εἰς ὑ., beyond all measure, 2Co.4:17.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.