What does ὑπό · ἁμαρτία mean in the Bible?
ὑπό · ἁμαρτία: Marks passive agent or means with genitive; indicates spatial or temporal position with accusative.
Greek · G5259, G266
ὑπό
By/under: by · a sin (properly abstract)
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ὑπό G5259 by/under: by
Pronunciation hypó
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ἁμαρτία G266 a sin (properly abstract)
Pronunciation hamartía
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What does ὑπό (hypó) mean in the Bible?
ὑπό · ἁμαρτία: Marks passive agent or means with genitive; indicates spatial or temporal position with accusative.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5259, G266?
G5259, G266 is connected to 220 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek phrase. Marks passive agent or means with genitive; indicates spatial or temporal position with accusative.
Strong's G5259, G266
Lexical occurrences 220 verses Word forms 1 form 220 references Study link Romans 3:9-20 Source Gloss
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))
Extended definition
Marks passive agent or means with genitive; indicates spatial or temporal position with accusative.
:--among, by, from, in, of, under, with.
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 220
Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 3:6 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:15 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 8:24 · Matt 10:22 · Matt 11:7 · Matt 11:27 220×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
Under sin, under its power and authority.
Why This Word Matters
It describes humanity’s enslaved condition apart from Christ. Romans 3:9-20
Canonical Themes
Messiah
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