Strong's Lexicon huperbolé: Excess, surpassing, extraordinary, beyond measure Original Word: ὑπερβολή Word Origin: From the Greek preposition ὑπέρ (huper, meaning "above" or "beyond") and the verb βάλλω (ballo, meaning "to throw" or "to cast"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "huperbolé," the concept of surpassing greatness or abundance can be found in Hebrew words like גָּדוֹל (gadol, meaning "great") and רַב (rav, meaning "many" or "abundant"). Usage: The term "huperbolé" is used in the New Testament to denote something that is beyond the ordinary or exceeds the usual limits. It conveys the idea of surpassing greatness or an extraordinary degree of something. In a biblical context, it often describes the overwhelming and abundant nature of God's grace, power, or love. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek literature, "huperbolé" was used to describe something that was excessive or exaggerated. In rhetoric, it referred to hyperbole, a figure of speech that involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. In the New Testament, the term is used to emphasize the extraordinary nature of divine attributes or actions, contrasting them with human limitations. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 5236 hyperbolḗ – This very emphatic term means "superlatively, beyond, measure" (Souter). See 5235 (hyperbállō). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom huperballó Definition a throwing beyond, excess, superiority NASB Translation all comparison (1), beyond* (1), excessively* (1), far...all comparison (1), measure (1), more excellent (1), surpassing greatness (2), utterly (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5236: ὑπερβολήὑπερβολή, 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. STRONGS NT 5236a: ὑπερεγώὑπερεγώ (Lachmann), equivalent to ὑπέρ ἐγώ (see ὑπέρ, II. 2 c.): 2 Corinthians 11:23. Cf. Winer's Grammar, 46 (45). From huperballo; a throwing beyond others, i.e. (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with eis or kata) pre- eminently -- abundance, (far more) exceeding, excellency, more excellent, beyond (out of) measure. see GREEK huperballo see GREEK eis see GREEK kata Englishman's Concordance Romans 7:13 N-AFSGRK: γένηται καθ' ὑπερβολὴν ἁμαρτωλὸς ἡ NAS: sin would become utterly sinful. INT: might become beyond excessively sinful 1 Corinthians 12:31 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 1:8 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 4:7 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 4:17 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 4:17 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 12:7 N-DFS Galatians 1:13 N-AFS Strong's Greek 5236 |
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