5228.  Strong's Dictionary Study

5228. huper {hoop-er'}; a primary preposition; "over", i.e.

(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: --(+ 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 comp. it retains many of the above applications.[ql

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