- Original: ὑπερβολή - Transliteration: Huperbole - Phonetic: hoop-er-bol-ay' - Definition: 1. a throwing beyond 2. metaph. a. superiority, excellence, pre-eminence b. beyond measure, exceedingly, preeminently c. beyond all measure - Origin: from G5235 - TDNT entry: 16:40,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G5235 ; a throwing beyond others that is (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519 or G2596 ) pre-eminently: - abundance (far more) exceeding excellency more excellent beyond (out of) measure. Total KJV Occurrences: 8 • abundance, 1 2 Corinthians 12:7 • exceeding, 3 Romans 7:13; 2 Corinthians 4:17(2) • excellency, 1 2 Corinthians 4:7 • excellent, 1 1 Corinthians 12:31 • measure, 2 2 Corinthians 1:8; Galatians 1:13