ἤπερ
ēper
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than
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eper marks a comparison in which glory from people is preferred over glory from God.
As a conjunction in John 12:43, it marks the comparison between glory from people and glory from God.
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Comparison between two objects of preference · dominant
The form is tagged as a conjunction in John 12:43, where the clause contrasts glory from people with glory from God. In John 12:43 the APB renders the comparison as people loving glory from people "more than" glory from God.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 12:43, the APB presents the comparison with "more than." This shows the clause's comparison rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.