What does δαιμόνιον · ὑποτάσσω mean in the Bible?
δαιμόνιον · ὑποτάσσω is a Greek phrase meaning "demons are subject, submit".
Greek · G1140, G5293
τὰ δαιμόνια ὑποτάσσεται
A dæmonic being; by extension a deity · to subordinate; reflexively, to obey
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δαιμόνιον G1140 a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
Pronunciation daimónion
In NT, consistently denotes evil spirits that possess and afflict people, not neutral divine powers
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ὑποτάσσω G5293 to subordinate; reflexively, to obey
Pronunciation hypotássō
Military term: to rank under authority; reflexively, to submit oneself willingly to proper order.
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What does τὰ δαιμόνια ὑποτάσσεται (ta daimonia hypotassetai) mean in the Bible?
δαιμόνιον · ὑποτάσσω is a Greek phrase meaning "demons are subject, submit".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1140, G5293?
G1140, G5293 is connected to 63 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. demons are subject, submit
Source Gloss
demons are subject, submit
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 63 Case pattern Accusative (34) Number pattern Plural (44)
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Luke 4:41 · Luke 8:2 · Luke 8:30 · Luke 8:33 · Luke 8:35 · Luke 8:38 · Luke 10:17 · Jas 2:19 8×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 17:18 · Mark 7:29 · Luke 4:35 · Luke 9:42 · John 10:21 5×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 9:34 · Matt 12:24 · Mark 3:22 · Luke 11:15 · Acts 17:18 · 1 Cor 10:20 · 1 Cor 10:21 · 1 Tim 4:1 · Rev 16:14 · Rev 18:2 11×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:33 · Luke 4:33 · Luke 8:29 · Luke 11:14 4×
Dative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 10:20 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 7:22 · Matt 9:34 · Matt 10:8 · Matt 12:24 · Matt 12:27 · Matt 12:28 · Mark 1:34 · Mark 1:39 · Mark 3:15 · Mark 3:22 · Mark 6:13 · Mark 9:38 · Mark 16:9 · Mark 16:17 · Luke 8:27 · Luke 9:1 24×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 11:18 · Mark 7:26 · Mark 7:30 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 11:14 · John 7:20 · John 8:48 · John 8:49 · John 8:52 · John 10:20 10×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 37 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 17 aorist 16 perfect 2 future 2
Voice
passive 28 active 9
Mood
indicative 14 participle 10 imperative 6 infinitive 5 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Luke 10:17 ὑποτάσσεται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 10:20 ὑποτάσσεται present passive indicative ongoing Romans 8:20 ὑπετάγη aorist passive indicative completed Romans 8:20 ὑποτάξαντα aorist active participle participle Romans 8:7 ὑποτάσσεται present passive indicative ongoing Romans 10:3 ὑπετάγησαν aorist passive indicative completed Romans 13:1 ὑποτασσέσθω present passive imperative imperative Romans 13:5 ὑποτάσσεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 14:32 ὑποτάσσεται present passive indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 14:34 ὑποτασσέσθωσαν present passive imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 15:27 ὑπέταξεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 15:27 ὑποτέτακται perfect passive indicative resultant 1 Corinthians 15:27 ὑποτάξαντος aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 15:28 ὑποταγῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 15:28 ὑποταγήσεται future passive indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 15:28 ὑποτάξαντι aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 16:16 ὑποτάσσησθε present passive subjunctive subjunctive Ephesians 1:22 ὑπέταξεν aorist active indicative completed Ephesians 5:21 ὑποτασσόμενοι present passive participle participle Ephesians 5:24 ὑποτάσσεται present passive indicative ongoing Philippians 3:21 ὑποτάξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Colossians 3:18 ὑποτάσσεσθε present passive imperative imperative Titus 2:5 ὑποτασσομένας present passive participle participle Titus 2:9 ὑποτάσσεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Titus 3:1 ὑποτάσσεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Hebrews 2:5 ὑπέταξεν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 2:8 ὑπέταξας aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 2:8 ὑποτάξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 2:8 ὑποτεταγμένα perfect passive participle participle Hebrews 12:9 ὑποταγησόμεθα future passive indicative prospective James 4:7 ὑποτάγητε aorist passive imperative imperative 1 Peter 2:13 Ὑποτάγητε aorist passive imperative imperative 1 Peter 2:18 ὑποτασσόμενοι present passive participle participle 1 Peter 3:1 ὑποτασσόμεναι present passive participle participle 1 Peter 3:22 ὑποταγέντων aorist passive participle participle 1 Peter 3:5 ὑποτασσόμεναι present passive participle participle 1 Peter 5:5 ὑποτάγητε aorist passive imperative imperative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
τὰ δαιμόνια ὑποτάσσεται is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain