What does ἀνυπότακτος (anypótaktos) mean in the Bible?
ἀνυπότακτος (anypótaktos): Describes persons or things resistant to authority or control; fundamentally unruly and ungovernable.
Greek · G506
ἀνυπότακτος
Insubordinate
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ἀνυπότακτοςG506
Pronunciationanypótaktos
What does ἀνυπότακτος (anypótaktos) mean in the Bible?
ἀνυπότακτος (anypótaktos): Describes persons or things resistant to authority or control; fundamentally unruly and ungovernable.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G506?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rebellious (2), insubordination (1), outside of his control (1).
Where does ἀνυπότακτος (anypótaktos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 1:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Titus (2), 1 Timothy (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itrebellious2×1 Timothy 1:9, Titus 1:10
insubordination1×Titus 1:6
outside of his control1×Hebrews 2:8
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1 Timothy 1:9ἀνυποτάκτοιςtorebelliousAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralTitus 1:6ἀνυπότακταtoinsubordinationAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralTitus 1:10ἀνυπότακτοιtorebelliousAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralHebrews 2:8ἀνυπότακτονtooutside of his controlAdjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Timothy 1:9
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
1 Timothy1Titus2Hebrews1
Source forms
ἀνυπότακτα1xanypotaktaTitus 1:6
ἀνυπότακτοι1xanypotaktoiTitus 1:10
ἀνυποτάκτοις1xanypotaktois1 Timothy 1:9
ἀνυπότακτον1xanypotaktonHebrews 2:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural1xTitus 1:6
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular1xHebrews 2:8
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural1x1 Timothy 1:9
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1xTitus 1:10
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Greek word. Describes persons or things resistant to authority or control; fundamentally unruly and ungovernable.
Strong'sG506
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms4 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkTitus 1:10-16Source Gloss
insubordinate
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Describes persons or things resistant to authority or control; fundamentally unruly and ungovernable.
(ά- neg., ὑποτάσσω) [in Sm.: 1Ki.2:12 10:27 (for LXX, λοιμός, בֵּן בְּלִיַּעַל)* ;] of things, not subject to rule: Heb.2:8; of persons, unruly: 1Ti.1:9, Tit.1:6, 10 (MM, VGT, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 1:9Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
ἀνυποτάκτοις,anupotaktoiv
unruly
Read verseTitus 1:6Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
ἀνυπότακτα.anupotakta
unruly
Read verseTitus 1:10Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀνυπότακτοι,anupotaktoi
unruly
Read verseHebrews 2:8Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀνυπότακτον.anupotakton
unruly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineTitus 1:101×
Dative · Plural · Masculine1 Tim 1:91×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterTitus 1:61×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterHeb 2:81×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Refusing submission to rightful authority.
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀνυπότακτος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
False teaching is linked with resistance to apostolic authority, revealing that doctrinal error often flows from a heart unwilling to submit to God’s revealed word.Titus 1:10-16
Canonical Themes
Revelation