ὑπὲρ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ὑπὲρ

   hy-PER

   for
2. clause🔊 Αὕτη ἡ ἀσθένεια οὐκ ἔστιν πρὸς θάνατον ἀλλʼ ὑπὲρ τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ διʼ αὐτῆς.

   AU-tê hê as-THE-nei-a ouk ES-tin PROS THA-na-ton al hy-PER TÊS DO-ksēs TOU the-OU HI-na dok-sas-THÊ ho hy-OS TOU the-OU di au-TÊS

   This the illness is not to death but for of the glory {the} God so that the Son of {the} God may be glorified through it
3. sentence🔊 ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· Αὕτη ἡ ἀσθένεια οὐκ ἔστιν πρὸς θάνατον ἀλλʼ ὑπὲρ τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ διʼ αὐτῆς.

   a-KOO-sas DE ho ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen AU-tê hê as-THE-nei-a ouk ES-tin PROS THA-na-ton al hy-PER TÊS DO-ksēs TOU the-OU HI-na dok-sas-THÊ ho hy-OS TOU the-OU di au-TÊS

   but having heard {the} Jesus {He} said This the illness is not to death but for of the glory {the} God so that the Son of {the} God may be glorified through it

Exegesis

The adversative all {ἀλλʼ | all} sharply redirects the statement toward divine purpose: hyper tes doxes tou theou {ὑπὲρ τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ | hy-pér tês dóx-ēs toû the-oû} uses hyper with the genitive to express benefit or intended advantage, not mere cause.