noun · feminine
huperbolas
Greekὑπερβολή (huperbolē)
Strong’sG5236
surpassing excellence, exceedingly
stem huperbol-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ὑπερ-βολή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ὑπερβάλλω), [in LXX: καθ’ ὑ., IV Mac 3:18 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5236 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoop-er-bol-ay'
a throwing beyond others, i.e. (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519 or G2596) pre- eminently
Fromfrom G5235;
King Jamesabundance, (far more) exceeding, excellency, more excellent, beyond (out of) measure.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | huperbolas1×ὑπερβολὴ | huperbolais |
| object accusative | huperbolan6×ὑπερβολὴν | huperbolain |
| direct address vocative | huperbolar | huperbolair |
| of, belonging to genitive | huperbolau | huperbolaiu |
| to, for dative | huperbola1×ὑπερβολῇ | huperbolai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
huperbola is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
huperbolas“extraordinary”subjectnominative singular1×
2 Corinthians 4:7“extraordinary”Echanō de ton thēsauron houton en ostrakinei skeuei, hina tas huperbolas tau dunamiau ateiō tou theou kai mē ek nu;Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
huperbolan“*”objectaccusative singular6×
Romans 7:13“*”Tem oun agathem mi gineta thanatos? mē ginetoia; alla tas hamartas, hina fainiteia hamartas dia teu agatheu mi katergazerōtas thanaton; hina gineteia kata huperbolan hamartōlas tas hamartas dia tau entolau.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 12:31“more excellent”zēlavōr de teim charismeim teim megotereim. kai ēti kata huperbolan hodan vi deiknuamō.But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
2 Corinthians 1:8“extraordinary”Ouk gar thelanō vin agnoarō, adelfoir, huper tau thlipsiau nu tau gineratau en ta Asia, hoti kata huperbolan huper dunamian barina, hōste exaporira nin kai teu zōarō;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.
2 Corinthians 4:17“excess”tem gar parautika elafrem tau thlipsiau nu kata huperbolan eis huperbolan aiōniem barem doxau katergazetō ni,For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
2 Corinthians 4:17“(more) excess”tem gar parautika elafrem tau thlipsiau nu kata huperbolan eis huperbolan aiōniem barem doxau katergazetō ni,For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
Galatians 1:13“*”Akouava gar tan ēman anastrofan pote en to Ioudaismo, hoti kata huperbolan diōkame tan ekklēsan tou theou kai porthame autan,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.
huperbola“extraordinary”to, fordative singular1×
2 Corinthians 12:7“extraordinary”kai ta huperbola taiu apokalupsiaiu. dio hina mē huperairimeiō, dōita mi skolopsos ta sarxa, angelos Satanaou, hina min kolafizateiō, hina mē huperairimeiō.or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.