What does καί · ὑπέρ · ἐγώ mean in the Bible?
; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words".
Greek · G2532, G5228, G1473
καὶ ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ
And · above/for · :--I, me.
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καί G2532 and
Pronunciation kaí
Coordinates elements while also marking transitions, contrasts, and logical connections beyond simple addition.
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ὑπέρ G5228 above/for
Pronunciation hypér
Substitutionary sacrifice: giving one's life in place of another's redemption, especially Christ's atonement.
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ἐγώ G1473 :--I, me.
Pronunciation egṓ
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What does καὶ ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ (kai hyper emou) mean in the Bible?
καί · ὑπέρ · ἐγώ is a Greek phrase meaning "and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2532, G5228, G1473?
G2532, G5228, G1473 is connected to 8,973 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
Source Gloss
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 8973
Matt 1:2 · Matt 1:3 · Matt 1:11 · Matt 1:17 · Matt 1:19 · Matt 1:21 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 1:25 · Matt 2:2 · Matt 2:3 · Matt 2:4 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:8 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:11 8183×
Matt 5:39 · Matt 5:40 · Matt 5:46 · Matt 5:47 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 6:12 · Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:21 · Matt 7:10 · Matt 7:12 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 8:27 · Matt 10:4 · Matt 10:18 · Matt 10:30 · Matt 11:23 790×
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