- ὑπερβολή
- ὑπερβολή, ῆς, ἡ (ὑπερβάλλω; since Hdt. 8, 112, 4; ins, pap; TestSol 10:2 P; Ath.) state of exceeding to an extraordinary degree a point on a scale of extent (the context indicating whether in a good or a bad sense), excess, extraordinary quality/character w. gen. of thing (Diod S 4, 52, 2 εὐσεβείας ὑπερβολή; Epict. 4, 1, 17 ὑπ. τυραννίδος; Dio Chrys. 14 [31], 117; 123; Philo; Jos., Bell. 6, 373, Ant. 1, 234; 13, 244) ἡ ὑπ. τῆς δυνάμεως the extraordinary (quality of the) power 2 Cor 4:7. ἡ ὑπ. τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων the extraordinary revelations 12:7. ἡ ὑπ. τῆς ἀγαθότητος 2 Cl 13:4 (cp. Simplicius In Epict. p. 43, 9 Düb. ὑπ. τῆς θείας ἀγαθότητος; Ael. Aristid. 39 p. 743 D.: ὑπ. φαυλότητος).—καθʼ ὑπερβολήν to an extraordinary degree, beyond measure, utterly (Soph., Oed. R. 1195; Isocr. 5, 11; Polyb. 3, 92, 10; Diod S 2, 16, 2; 17, 47; 19, 86, 3; PTebt 23, 4; 4, 25; PRein 7, 4 [all three II B.C.]; 4 Macc 3:18) w. verbs 2 Cor 1:8 (w. ὑπὲρ δύναμιν); Gal 1:13; B 1:2; w. an adj. καθʼ ὑπ. ἁμαρτωλός sinful in the extreme Ro 7:13; w. a noun as a kind of adj. ἔτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν δείκνυμι I will show (you) a far better way 1 Cor 12:31; in wordplay beside εἰς ὑπερβολήν (Diod S 14, 48, 2; Aelian, VH 12, 1; Vi. Aesopi III p. 309, 7 Ebh.), which means essentially the same thing to excess, etc. (Eur., Hipp. 939 al.; Lucian, Tox. 12; Diog. L. 2, 51), beyond all measure and proportion 2 Cor 4:17. In an uncertain context AcPl Ha 4, 26.—DELG s.v. βάλλω. M-M. TW.
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