- Original: ὑπέρ
- Transliteration: Huper
- Phonetic: hoop-er'
- Definition: 
1. in behalf of, for the sake of 
2. over, beyond, more than 
3. more, beyond, over 
- Origin: a primary preposition
- TDNT entry: 16:27,1
- Part(s) of speech: Preposition
- Strong's: A primary preposition; 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: - (+ 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. 
Total KJV Occurrences: 138 
 • above, 9
 Act 26:13; 
1 Corinthians 4:6; 
1 Corinthians 10:13; 
2 Corinthians 1:8; 
2 Corinthians 12:6; 
Galatians 1:14; Eph 3:20; 
Philippians 2:9; 
Philemon 1:16 
 
 • abundantly, 1
 Eph 3:20 
 
 • another, 2
 
1 Corinthians 12:25; Jam 5:16 
 
 • behalf, 4
 
2 Corinthians 1:11; 
2 Corinthians 5:12; 
2 Corinthians 8:24; 
Philippians 1:29 
 
 • beyond, 1
 
2 Corinthians 8:3 
 
 • by, 1
 
2 Thessalonians 2:1 
 
 • chiefest, 2
 
2 Corinthians 11:5; 
2 Corinthians 12:11 
 
 • concerning, 1
 
Romans 9:27 
 
 • exceedingly, 1
 
1 Thessalonians 3:10 
 
 • for, 91
 Joh 11:50; Joh 11:51; Joh 11:52; Joh 18:14; Act 5:41; Act 8:24; Act 12:5; Act 15:26; Act 21:13; Act 21:26; Act 26:1; 
Romans 1:5; 
Romans 1:8; 
Romans 5:6; 
Romans 5:7(2); 
Romans 5:8; 
Romans 8:26; 
Romans 8:27; 
Romans 8:31; 
Romans 8:32; 
Romans 8:34; 
Romans 9:3; 
Romans 10:1; 
Romans 14:15; 
Romans 15:8; 
Romans 15:9; 
Romans 15:30; 
Romans 16:4; 
1 Corinthians 1:13; 
1 Corinthians 4:6; 
1 Corinthians 5:7; 
1 Corinthians 10:30; 
1 Corinthians 15:3; 
1 Corinthians 15:29(2); 
2 Corinthians 1:6(2); 
2 Corinthians 1:11; 
2 Corinthians 5:14; 
2 Corinthians 5:15(2); 
2 Corinthians 5:20; 
2 Corinthians 5:21; 
2 Corinthians 7:12; 
2 Corinthians 8:16; 
2 Corinthians 9:14; 
2 Corinthians 12:8; 
2 Corinthians 12:15; 
2 Corinthians 12:19; 
2 Corinthians 13:8; 
Galatians 1:4; 
Galatians 2:20; 
Galatians 3:13; Eph 1:16; Eph 3:1; Eph 3:13; Eph 5:2; Eph 5:20; Eph 5:25; Eph 6:19; Eph 6:20; 
Philippians 1:4; 
Colossians 1:7; 
Colossians 1:9; 
Colossians 1:24; 
Colossians 4:12; 
Colossians 4:13; 
1 Thessalonians 5:10; 
2 Thessalonians 1:4; 
2 Thessalonians 1:5; 
1 Timothy 2:1; 
1 Timothy 2:2; 
1 Timothy 2:6; 
Titus 2:14; 
Hebrews 2:9; 
Hebrews 5:1(2); 
Hebrews 5:3; 
Hebrews 6:20; 
Hebrews 7:25; 
Hebrews 7:27; 
Hebrews 9:7; 
Hebrews 9:24; 
Hebrews 10:12; 
Hebrews 13:17; 
1 Peter 2:21; 
1 Peter 3:18; 
1 Peter 4:1; 
1 John 3:16(2) 
 
 • highly, 1
 
1 Thessalonians 5:13 
 
 • more, 1
 
2 Corinthians 11:23 
 
 • of, 11
 
2 Corinthians 1:7; 
2 Corinthians 1:8; 
2 Corinthians 7:4; 
2 Corinthians 7:14; 
2 Corinthians 8:23; 
2 Corinthians 9:2; 
2 Corinthians 9:3; 
2 Corinthians 12:5(2); 
Philippians 1:7; 
Philippians 4:10 
 
 • over, 1
 Eph 1:22 
 
 • sake, 5
 Joh 13:37; 
2 Corinthians 12:10; 
Philippians 1:29; 
Colossians 1:24; 
3 John 1:7 
 
 • stead, 2
 
2 Corinthians 5:20; 
Philemon 1:13 
 
 • than, 2
 
Philemon 1:21; 
Hebrews 4:12 
 
 • to, 1
 
2 Corinthians 12:13 
 
 • toward, 1
 
2 Corinthians 7:7 
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