Greek - English Dictionary
G5236 - Excellency
Strong's No.: | G5236 |
Greek: | ὑπερβολή |
Transliteration: | huperbolē |
Phonetic: | hoop-er-bol-ay' |
Word Origin: | From G5235 |
Bible Usage: | abundance (far more) exceeding excellency more excellent beyond (out of) measure. |
Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
Strongs Definition: | a throwing beyond others that is (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519 or G2596) pre-eminently |
Thayers Definition: | 1. a throwing beyond 2. metaph. a. superiority, excellence, pre-eminence b. beyond measure, exceedingly, preeminently c. beyond all measure |
Bible References:
Excellency |
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Translation Occurrences: |
abundance ( 1 )
excellency ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.