Strong's Greek · G5221

ὑπαντάω

hypantáō

(go to) meet

Definition

to go opposite (meet) under (quietly), i.e. to encounter, fall in with

Derivation

from G5259 (ὑπό) and a derivative of G473 (ἀντί);

Appears 10 times in Scripture

John 12:18

That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.

John 11:20

So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.

Matthew 28:9

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

John 11:30

Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.

Luke 8:27

When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.

John 4:51

And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.

Luke 14:31

Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

Matthew 8:28

When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Mark 5:2

As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.

Acts 16:16

One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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