King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

G5228 - Above

Strong's No.:	G5228

Greek:	ὑπέρ

Transliteration:	huper

Phonetic:	hoop-er'

Word Origin:	A primary preposition

Bible Usage:	(+ 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. In compounds it retains many of the above applications.

Part of Speech:	Preposition

Strongs Definition:	over that is (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 . In compounds it retains many of the listed applications

Thayers Definition:	1. in behalf of, for the sake of 2. over, beyond, more than 3. more, beyond, over

Bible References: Above	Mat 10:24 Mat 10:24 Luke 6:40 Act 26:13 1 Cor 4:6 1 Cor 10:13 2 Cor 1:8 2 Cor 12:6 Gal 1:14 Eph 3:20 Phil 2:9 Phn 1:16

Translation Occurrences:	above ( 12 ) abundantly ( 1 ) behalf ( 4 ) beyond ( 1 ) by ( 1 ) chiefest ( 2 ) concerning ( 1 ) exceedingly ( 1 ) for ( 103 ) highly ( 1 ) his ( 1 ) more ( 3 ) of ( 11 ) over ( 1 ) part ( 1 ) sake ( 6 ) sakes ( 1 ) stead ( 2 ) than ( 3 ) to ( 1 ) toward ( 1 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.