Strong's Greek · G5299

G5299 hypōpiázō

ὑπωπιάζω

hoop-o-pee-ad'-zo

to wear out

Looking for Hebrew H5299 nâphâh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5299. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

hypōpiázō appears twice in Scripture, in Luke 18:5 and 1 Corinthians 9:27. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to hit under the eye (buffet or disable an antagonist as a pugilist), i.e. (figuratively) to tease or annoy (into compliance), subdue (one's passions)

In the King James Version

keep under, weary

Derivation

from a compound of G5259 (ὑπό) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

1 Corinthians 9:27

“No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”

Luke 18:5

“yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’””

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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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