What does ἐν · ὑπάγω mean in the Bible?
ἐν · ὑπάγω is a Greek phrase meaning "as they were going".
Greek · G1722, G5217
ἐν τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτοὺς
"In," at, (up-)on, by, etc. · to go
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ἐν G1722 "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
Pronunciation en
Denotes location, state, means, or mystical union; especially "in Christ" expressing the believer's spiritual position.
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ὑπάγω G5217 to go
Pronunciation hypágō
Go away, withdraw, or depart—often implying obedience to a command or directive given.
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What does ἐν τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτοὺς (en tō hypagein autous) mean in the Bible?
ἐν · ὑπάγω is a Greek phrase meaning "as they were going".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1722, G5217?
G1722, G5217 is connected to 2,733 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. as they were going
Source Gloss
as they were going
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2733
Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:2 · Matt 2:5 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 2:18 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 3:1 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 3:6 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:11 2733×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 79 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 77 imperfect 2
Voice
active 79
Mood
imperative 38 indicative 32 infinitive 5 subjunctive 2 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:10 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 5:24 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 5:41 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 8:13 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 8:32 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 8:4 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 9:6 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 13:44 ὑπάγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 16:23 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 18:15 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 19:21 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 20:14 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 20:4 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 20:7 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 21:28 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 26:18 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 26:24 ὑπάγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 27:65 ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 28:10 ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Mark 1:44 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 2:11 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 5:19 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 5:34 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 6:31 ὑπάγοντες present active participle participle Mark 6:33 ὑπάγοντας present active participle participle Mark 6:38 ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Mark 7:29 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 8:33 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 10:21 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 10:52 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 11:2 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Mark 14:13 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Mark 14:21 ὑπάγει present active indicative ongoing Mark 16:7 ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Luke 8:42 ὑπάγειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 10:3 ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Luke 12:58 ὑπάγεις present active indicative ongoing Luke 17:14 ὑπάγειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 19:30 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative John 3:8 ὑπάγει present active indicative ongoing
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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
ἐν τῷ ὑπάγειν αὐτοὺς is built from these roots:
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