Strong’s G5236 · Greek

ὑπερβολή
hyperbolḗ

Definition

a throwing beyond others, i.e. (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519 (εἰς) or G2596 (κατά)) pre- eminently

Etymology

from G5235 (ὑπερβάλλω);

Word family

How the KJV renders it

  • abundance
  • (far more) exceeding
  • excellency
  • more excellent
  • beyond (out of) measure

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.