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ὑπό

hupoby/under: byHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentPreposition220 occurrences23 books200 verses

Definition

ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Matthew 8:9b, Luke 7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Romans 3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Galatians 3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv),

prep. with genitive, dative (not in NT), accusative

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

II. C. accusative, under;

1. of motion: Matthew 5:15; 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, al.

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

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

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

220 total
  1. Matthew 1:22ὑπὸ
    All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
  2. Matthew 2:15ὑπὸ
    …where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
  3. Matthew 2:16ὑπὸ · by
    When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
  4. Matthew 3:6ὑπ’ · by
    Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
  5. Matthew 3:13ὑπ’ · by
    At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
  6. Matthew 3:14ὑπὸ · by
    But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
  7. Matthew 4:1ὑπὸ · by; ὑπὸ · by
    Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
  8. Matthew 5:13ὑπὸ · by
    You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
  9. Matthew 5:15ὑπὸ · under
    Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
  10. Matthew 6:2ὑπὸ · by
    So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  11. Matthew 8:8ὑπὸ · under
    The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
  12. Matthew 8:9ὑπὸ · under; ὑπ’ · under
    For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
  13. Matthew 8:24ὑπὸ · by
    Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
  14. Matthew 10:22ὑπὸ · by
    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  15. Matthew 11:7ὑπὸ · in
    As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
  16. Matthew 11:27ὑπὸ · by
    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  17. Matthew 14:8ὑπὸ · by
    Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
  18. Matthew 14:24ὑπὸ · by
    …but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
  19. Matthew 17:12ὑπ’ · at their hands
    But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
  20. Matthew 19:12ὑπὸ · by
    For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
  21. Matthew 20:23ὑπὸ
    “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
  22. Matthew 22:31ὑπὸ
    But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
  23. Matthew 23:7ὑπὸ · by
    …the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
  24. Matthew 23:37ὑπὸ · under
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
  25. Matthew 24:9ὑπὸ · by
    Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
  26. Matthew 27:12ὑπὸ · by
    And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
  27. Mark 1:5ὑπ’ · by
    People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
  28. Mark 1:9ὑπὸ · by
    In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
  29. Mark 1:13ὑπὸ · by
    …and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.
  30. Mark 2:3ὑπὸ · by
    Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
  31. Mark 4:21ὑπὸ · under; ὑπὸ · under
    Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
  32. Mark 4:32ὑπὸ · in
    But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
  33. Mark 5:4ὑπ’
    Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
  34. Mark 5:26ὑπὸ · under the care of
    She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
  35. Mark 8:31ὑπὸ · by
    Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
  36. Mark 13:13ὑπὸ · by
    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  37. Mark 16:11ὑπ’
    And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
  38. Luke 2:18ὑπὸ
    And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
  39. Luke 2:21ὑπὸ
    When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.
  40. Luke 2:26ὑπὸ
    The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
  41. Luke 3:7ὑπ’ · by
    Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  42. Luke 3:19ὑπ’
    But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
  43. Luke 4:2ὑπὸ · by
    …where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
  44. Luke 4:15ὑπὸ · by
    He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
  45. Luke 7:6ὑπὸ · under
    So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
  46. Luke 7:8ὑπὸ · under; ὑπ’ · under
    For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”