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ὑπό

By/under: by

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ὑπό G5259
Pronunciation hypó

What does ὑπό (hypó) mean in the Bible?

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

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Questions this entry answers

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
by 97× Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14
under 41× 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
from 8× 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 11:24, 1 Thessalonians 2:14, Hebrews 12:3
in 4× Matthew 11:7, Mark 4:32, Luke 7:24, Acts 2:24
vvv 4× Acts 8:6, Acts 13:45, Acts 17:19, Acts 23:10
At 2× Acts 5:21, James 2:3
[And when] 1× Acts 20:3
[is] on 1× 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] by 1× James 1:14
[whom] 1× Acts 25:14
among 1× Acts 10:22
at their hands 1× Matthew 17:12
of 1× Acts 26:2
subject to 1× Galatians 4:2
to 1× Romans 7:14
under [her] 1× Luke 13:34
under the care of 1× Mark 5:26
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:22 ὑπὸ to - Preposition Matthew 2:15 ὑπὸ to - Preposition Matthew 2:16 ὑπὸ to by Preposition Matthew 3:6 ὑπ’ to by Preposition Matthew 3:13 ὑπ’ to by Preposition Matthew 3:14 ὑπὸ to by Preposition Matthew 4:1 ὑπὸ to by Preposition Matthew 4:1 ὑπὸ to by Preposition Matthew 5:13 ὑπὸ to by Preposition Matthew 5:15 ὑπὸ to under Preposition
Usage map

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

First aligned row Matthew 1:22
Aligned rows 220
Books represented 23
Matthew 28 Mark 12 Luke 31 John 2 Acts 41 Romans 14 1 Corinthians 21 2 Corinthians 12 Galatians 14 Ephesians 4 Philippians 2 Colossians 2 1 Thessalonians 4 2 Thessalonians 1 1 Timothy 1 2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 9 James 7 1 Peter 2 2 Peter 5 3 John 2 Jude 3 Revelation 2
Source forms
ὑπὸ 178x hypo Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:14
ὑπ’ 25x hyp’ Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 17:12
ὑφ’ 9x hyph’ Acts 4:11, Romans 3:9, Romans 15:24, 1 Corinthians 4:3
ὑπό 5x hypo Luke 9:7, Luke 9:8, Luke 14:8, 1 Corinthians 6:12
ὑπὸ* 2x hypo Luke 8:29, Romans 15:15
Ὑπὸ 1x Hypo 2 Corinthians 11:24
Parsing patterns
Preposition 220x Matthew 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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