ὑπέρ

Etymology
From, from , from (whence 🇨🇬). Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬).

The genitive is from the PIE ablative of separation or cause. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional.

Preposition

 * 1) over, above
 * 2) farther inland
 * 3)  off of
 * 4) over, across
 * 5) beyond
 * 6) in defense of, on behalf of
 * 7) for the prosperity  safety of
 * 8) for, instead of, in the name of; by commission from
 * 9) as representative of, in the name of
 * 10) for, because of, by reason of, on account of
 * 11) for the purpose of preventing  avoiding, for the sake of
 * 12) concerning
 * 13)  over, beyond
 * 14)  above, exceeding, beyond
 * 15)  than
 * 16) in violation of
 * 17)  above, upwards of
 * 18)  before, earlier than
 * 19) on behalf of
 * 20)  for
 * 1)  before, earlier than
 * 2) on behalf of
 * 3)  for

Usage notes

 * A primary preposition; “over”, that is, (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than.
 * In compounds it retains many of the above applications.

Adverb

 * 1) overmuch, above measure