1) in behalf of, for the sake of
2) over, beyond, more than
3) more, beyond, over
Part of Speech: preposition
Citing in TDNT: 8:507, 1228
G5228
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.
| Gloss | Section |
|---|---|
| c beyond (degree) | 78.29 |
| d above (status) | 87.30 |
| (μὴ ὑπὲρ ἅ γέγραπται) observe rules | 88.95 |
| e because of (reason) | 89.28 |
| b about (content) | 90.24 |
| a on behalf of (benefaction) | 90.36 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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