ὑπερβολή (huperbolē) means “surpassing” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: hoop-er-bol-ay' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ὑπερβολή · huperbolē · surpassing
ὑπερ-βολή, -ῆς, ἡ (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.† (AS)
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excess, surpassing excellence, preeminence; adv: exceedingly.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| surpassingly great | 2 |
| beyond comparison | 1 |
| far beyond | 1 |
| the most excellent | 1 |
| utterly | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of measure | 1 |
| the excellency | 1 |
| through the abundance | 1 |
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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.
Read word by wordBut eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
Read word by wordWe 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.
Read word by wordNow we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
Read word by wordFor our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
Read word by wordor 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.
Read word by wordFor you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
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