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Strong's G5259 · Greek

ὑπό

hupo · hoop-o'

a primary preposition; 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))


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ὑπό (G5259)

211 ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ’ , Mt 8:9 b , Lk 7:8 b ; before rough breathing ὑφ’ , Ro 3:9 ; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. c. a , Ga 3:22 , v. WH, App. , 146; Tdf., Pr. , iv), prep. c. gen., dat. (not in NT), acc. C. gen., primarily of place, under , hence, metaph., of the efficient cause, by : after passive verbs, c. gen. pers., Mt 1:22 , Mk 1:5 , Lk 2:18 , Jo 14:21 , Ac 4:11 , I Co 1:11 , He 3:4 , al.; c. gen. rei, Mt 8:24 , Lk 7:24 , Ro 3:21 , al.; with neut. verbs and verbs with pass. meaning, Mt 17:12 , Mk 5:26 , I Co 10:9 , 10 I Th 2:14 , al. C. acc., under ; of motion: Mt 5:15 8:8 , Mk 4:21 , Lk 13:34 ; hence, metaph., of subjection, Ro 7:14 , I Co 15:27 , Ga 3:22 , I Pe 5:6 , al. Of position: Jo 1:49 , Ac 4:12 , Ro 3:13 , I Co 10:1 , al.; hence, metaph., under, subject to , Mt 8:9 , Ro 3:9 , I Co 9:20 , Ga 4:5 , al. Of time, about : Ac 5:21 . In composition: under ( ὑποδέω ), hence, of subjection ( ὑποτάσσω ), compliance ( ὑπακούω ), secrecy ( ὑποβάλλω ), diminution ( ὑποπνέω ).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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