ὑπαντάωhypantáō
to go opposite (meet) under (quietly), i.e. to encounter, fall in with
Greek (New Testament) · G5221
Meanings
to go to meet, meet: with dative of person, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 28:9, Mark 5:2, Luke 8:27, Luke 17:12, John 4:51, John 11:20, John 11:30, John 12:18, Acts 16:16; of meeting in battle, Luke 14:31.
Same root
- ὑπόhypó · G5259under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
- ἀντίantí · G473opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
- ὑπάντησιςhypántēsis · G5222an encounter or concurrence (with G1519 (εἰς) for infinitive, in order to fall in with)
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:28 When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area.
- Matthew 28:9 And as they went, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they ran to him, grasped his feet, and worshiped him.
- Mark 5:2 When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from the tombs to meet him.
- Luke 8:27 As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in the tombs outside the town.
- Luke 14:31 “Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?
- John 4:51 While the man was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.