ὑπόστασιςhypóstasis
a setting under (support), i.e. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively)
Greek (New Testament) · G5287
Meanings
1. a support, base or foundation (in various senses).
2. substance: Hebrews 1:3
3. steadiness, firmness, hence, assurance, confidence: 2 Corinthians 9:4, 2 Corinthians 11:17, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 11:1.
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))
- ἵστημιhístēmi · G2476to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 9:4 We would be embarrassed—not to mention your own embarrassment—if some Macedonian believers came with me and found that you weren’t ready after all I had told them!
- 2 Corinthians 11:17 Such boasting is not from the Lord, but I am acting like a fool.
- Hebrews 1:3 The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.
- Hebrews 3:14 For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.
- Hebrews 11:1 Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.