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ὑπέρ

Pronunciation: /hy.pér/

“ὑπέρ” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 20 meanings in English:

preposition

  1. over, above
  2. farther inland
  3. off of
  4. over, across
  5. beyond
  6. in defense of, on behalf of
  7. for the prosperity or safety of
  8. for, instead of, in the name of; by commission from
  9. as representative of, in the name of
  10. for, because of, by reason of, on account of
  11. for the purpose of preventing or avoiding, for the sake of
  12. concerning
  13. over, beyond
  14. than
  15. in violation of
  16. above, upwards of
  17. before, earlier than
  18. on behalf of
  19. for

adverb

  1. overmuch, above measure

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hupér, from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over, above”), from *upo (“under, below”) (whence English up). Cognates include Latin super and Proto-Germanic *uber (whence English over). The genitive is from the PIE ablative of separation or cause. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional.

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