ὑπόhypó

under, 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))

Greek (New Testament) · G5259

Meanings

I. C. genitive, primarily of place, under, hence, metaphorically, of the efficient cause, by: after passive verbs, with genitive of person, Matthew 1:22, Mark 1:5, Luke 2:18, John 14:21, Acts 4:11, 1 Corinthians 1:11, Hebrews 3:4, and elsewhere; with genitive of thing, Matthew 8:24, Luke 7:24, Romans 3:21, and elsewhere; with neuter verbs and verbs with passive meaning, Matthew 17:12, Mark 5:26, 1 Corinthians 10:9, 1 Corinthians 10:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:14, and elsewhere

II. C. accusative, under

1. of motion: Matthew 5:15, Matthew 8:8, Mark 4:21, Luke 13:34; hence, metaphorically, of subjection, Romans 7:14, 1 Corinthians 15:27, Galatians 3:22, 1 Peter 5:6, and elsewhere

2. Of position: John 1:49, Acts 4:12, Romans 3:13, 1 Corinthians 10:1, and elsewhere; hence, metaphorically, under, subject to, Matthew 8:9, Romans 3:9, 1 Corinthians 9:20, Galatians 4:5, and elsewhere

3. Of time, about: Acts 5:21.

III. In composition: under (ὑποδέω), hence, of subjection (ὑποτάσσω), compliance (ὑπακούω), secrecy (ὑποβάλλω), diminution (ὑποπνέω).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 219 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
  • Matthew 2:15 and they stayed there until Herod’s death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”
  • Matthew 2:16 Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.
  • Matthew 3:6 And when they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.
  • Matthew 3:13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
  • Matthew 3:14 But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.