- 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" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5235

- TDNT entry: 16:40,1

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G5235" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5235; a throwing beyond others that is (figuratively) supereminence; adverbially (with G1519" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1519 or G2596" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2596) pre-eminently: - abundance (far more) exceeding excellency more excellent beyond (out of) measure.