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ὑπό

By/under: by

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ὑπόG5259
Pronunciationhypó

What does ὑπό (hypó) mean in the Bible?

ὑπό (hypó) is a Greek word meaning "by/under: by".

Full entry for ὑπό (G5259) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does ὑπό (hypó) mean in the Bible?

ὑπό (hypó) is a Greek word meaning "by/under: by".

How does the BSB render G5259?

The BSB source-word alignment has 220 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include by (97), under (41), - (37), . . . (13), from (8).

Where does ὑπό (hypó) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (41), Luke (31), Matthew (28), 1 Corinthians (21).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
by97×Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14
under41×Matthew 5:15, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 23:37
-37×Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 20:23, Matthew 22:31
. . .13×Mark 5:4, Mark 16:11, Luke 3:19, Luke 13:17
from8×2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 11:24, 1 Thessalonians 2:14, Hebrews 12:3
in4×Matthew 11:7, Mark 4:32, Luke 7:24, Acts 2:24
vvv4×Acts 8:6, Acts 13:45, Acts 17:19, Acts 23:10
At2×Acts 5:21, James 2:3
[And when]1×Acts 20:3
[is] on1×Romans 3:13
[that which is from]1×Romans 13:1
[the way]1×2 Corinthians 8:20
[to have]1×2 Corinthians 1:16
[when] by1×James 1:14
[whom]1×Acts 25:14
among1×Acts 10:22
at their hands1×Matthew 17:12
of1×Acts 26:2
subject to1×Galatians 4:2
to1×Romans 7:14
under [her]1×Luke 13:34
under the care of1×Mark 5:26
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:22ὑπὸto-PrepositionMatthew 2:15ὑπὸto-PrepositionMatthew 2:16ὑπὸtobyPrepositionMatthew 3:6ὑπ’tobyPrepositionMatthew 3:13ὑπ’tobyPrepositionMatthew 3:14ὑπὸtobyPrepositionMatthew 4:1ὑπὸtobyPrepositionMatthew 4:1ὑπὸtobyPrepositionMatthew 5:13ὑπὸtobyPrepositionMatthew 5:15ὑπὸtounderPreposition
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowMatthew 1:22
Aligned rows220
Books represented23
Matthew28Mark12Luke31John2Acts41Romans141 Corinthians212 Corinthians12Galatians14Ephesians4Philippians2Colossians21 Thessalonians42 Thessalonians11 Timothy12 Timothy1Hebrews9James71 Peter22 Peter53 John2Jude3Revelation2
Source forms
ὑπὸ178xhypoMatthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:14
ὑπ’25xhyp’Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 17:12
ὑφ’9xhyph’Acts 4:11, Romans 3:9, Romans 15:24, 1 Corinthians 4:3
ὑπό5xhypoLuke 9:7, Luke 9:8, Luke 14:8, 1 Corinthians 6:12
ὑπὸ*2xhypoLuke 8:29, Romans 15:15
Ὑπὸ1xHypo2 Corinthians 11:24
Parsing patterns
Preposition220xMatthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:6
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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