What does ὑπόδημα (hypódēma) mean in the Bible?
ὑπόδημα (hypódēma): Footwear bound beneath the foot; symbolizes menial servitude in biblical contexts of humility and subjection.
Greek · G5266
ὑπόδημα
Sandal
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ὑπόδημα G5266
Pronunciation hypódēma
What does ὑπόδημα (hypódēma) mean in the Bible?
ὑπόδημα (hypódēma): Footwear bound beneath the foot; symbolizes menial servitude in biblical contexts of humility and subjection.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5266?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sandals (10).
Where does ὑπόδημα (hypódēma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (4), Acts (2), Matthew (2), John (1).
Are there verse guides for ὑπόδημα (hypódēma)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 sandals 10× Matthew 3:11, Matthew 10:10, Mark 1:7, Luke 3:16
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Matthew 3:11 ὑποδήματα to sandals Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Matthew 10:10 ὑποδήματα to sandals Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Mark 1:7 ὑποδημάτων to sandals Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Luke 3:16 ὑποδημάτων to sandals Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Luke 10:4 ὑποδήματα to sandals Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Luke 15:22 ὑποδήματα to sandals Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Luke 22:35 ὑποδημάτων to sandals Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural John 1:27 ὑποδήματος to sandals Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Acts 7:33 ὑπόδημα to sandals Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 13:25 ὑπόδημα to sandals Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:11
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 4 John 1 Acts 2
Source forms
ὑποδήματα 4x hypodēmata Matthew 3:11, Matthew 10:10, Luke 10:4, Luke 15:22
ὑποδημάτων 3x hypodēmatōn Mark 1:7, Luke 3:16, Luke 22:35
ὑπόδημα 2x hypodēma Acts 7:33, Acts 13:25
ὑποδήματος 1x hypodēmatos John 1:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 4x Matthew 3:11, Matthew 10:10, Luke 10:4, Luke 15:22
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural 3x Mark 1:7, Luke 3:16, Luke 22:35
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Acts 7:33, Acts 13:25
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x John 1:27
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Footwear bound beneath the foot; symbolizes menial servitude in biblical contexts of humility and subjection.
Source Gloss
sandal
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Footwear bound beneath the foot; symbolizes menial servitude in biblical contexts of humility and subjection.
(ὑποδέω), [in LXX for נָעַל ;] a sole bound under the foot, a sandal: Mat.3:11 10:10, Mrk.1:7, Luk.3:16 10:4 15:22 22:35, Jhn.1:27; τ. ποδῶν, Act.7:33 (LXX) Act.13:25.
Synonymsσανδάλιον, q.v
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:11 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ὑποδήματα upodhmata
a sandal
Read verse Matthew 10:10 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ὑποδήματα, upodhmata
a sandal
Read verse Mark 1:7 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ὑποδημάτων upodhmatwn
a sandal
Read verse Luke 3:16 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ὑποδημάτων upodhmatwn
a sandal
Read verse Luke 10:4 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ὑποδήματα· upodhmata
a sandal
Read verse Luke 15:22 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ὑποδήματα upodhmata
a sandal
Read verse Luke 22:35 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ὑποδημάτων, upodhmatwn
a sandal
Read verse upodhmatov
a sandal
Read verse Acts 7:33 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑπόδημα upodhma
a sandal
Read verse Acts 13:25 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑπόδημα upodhma
a sandal
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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 10 Case pattern Accusative (6) Number pattern Plural (7)
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Mark 1:7 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 22:35 3×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 3:11 · Matt 10:10 · Luke 10:4 · Luke 15:22 4×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:33 · Acts 13:25 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Symbol of restoration and honored status in the prodigal son parable
Showing 1 selected witness from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὑπόδημα is built from this root:
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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