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G5236ὑπερβολήhuperbolē
surpassingPart of speech: Greek Noun (Feminine)
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Was then that which is good, death to me? In no way. But the purpose was that sin might be seen to be sin by working death to me through that which is good; so that through the orders of the law sin might seem much more evil.
ὑπερβολὴν huperbolēn “excess”
But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.
ὑπερβολὴν huperbolēn “a more surpassing”
For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:
ὑπερβολὴν huperbolēn “excessively”
But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;
ὑπερβολὴ huperbolē “surpassingness”
For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;
ὑπερβολὴν huperbolēn “surpassing”ὑπερβολὴν huperbolēn “excessiveness”
And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.
ὑπερβολῇ huperbolēa “by surpassingness”
For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:
ὑπερβολὴν huperbolēn “exceeding measure”