Strong's Greek · G5259

G5259 hypó

ὑπό

hoop-o'

by/under

Looking for Hebrew H5259 nâçak? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5259. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

hypó appears 220 times in Scripture, including Matthew 1:22 and Matthew 2:15. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

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))

In the King James Version

among, by, from, in, of, under, with

Derivation

a primary preposition;

Appears 220 times in Scripture

Matthew 5:15

“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.”

Matthew 3:6

“Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.”

Matthew 3:13

“At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.”

Matthew 2:16

“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.”

Matthew 2:15

“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.””

Matthew 5:13

“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.”

Matthew 4:1

“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”

Matthew 1:22

“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:”

Matthew 3:14

“But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?””

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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