πούςpoús

a "foot" (figuratively or literally)

Greek (New Testament) · G4228

Meanings

a foot, both of men and beasts: Matthew 4:6(LXX), Mark 9:45, Luke 1:79, John 11:44, Acts 7:5, and elsewhere; ὑπο τοὺς π., Romans 16:20, 1 Corinthians 15:25, 1 Corinthians 15:27, Ephesians 1:22, Hebrews 2:8; ὑποκάτω τῶν π., Matthew 22:44(LXX); πρὸς (παρὰ) τοὺς π., Mark 5:22, Luke 8:41, and elsewhere; figuratively, Matthew 15:30, Luke 10:39, Acts 5:2, and elsewhere; ἔμπροσθεν τῶν π., Revelation 3:9, Revelation 19:10, and elsewhere; ἐπὶ τοὺς π., Acts 10:25. By by metonymy, of a person in motion (Psalms 119:101): Luke 1:79, Acts 5:9, Romans 3:15, Romans 10:15, Hebrews 12:13.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 93 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 4:6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’”
  • Matthew 5:35 And do not say, ‘By the earth!’ because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, ‘By Jerusalem!’ for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.
  • Matthew 7:6 “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
  • Matthew 10:14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.
  • Matthew 15:30 A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.
  • Matthew 18:8 So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.