Ὑπὲρ | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

over, above; beyond or in excess of. With genitive: “on behalf of, for the sake of”; with accusative: “over, beyond, more than,” often implying excess.

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Grammatical Analysis

"Ὑπὲρ"

Form: Ὑπὲρ

Governs: [{'case': 'genitive', 'basic_sense': 'on behalf of, for; concerning'}, {'case': 'accusative', 'basic_sense': 'over, above; beyond (often with idea of excess)'}]

Notes: Indeclinable preposition; not a verb, so no tense/voice/mood/person/number apply.

Related Forms of ὑπέρ

3 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ὑπὲρ preposition υπερ preposition υπέρ preposition

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