What does ὑποκάτω (hypokátō) mean in the Bible?
ὑποκάτω (hypokátō): Spatial position of subjection or subordination, emphasizing what is placed beneath in hierarchy.
Greek · G5270
ὑποκάτω
Under
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ὑποκάτω G5270
Pronunciation hypokátō
What does ὑποκάτω (hypokátō) mean in the Bible?
ὑποκάτω (hypokátō): Spatial position of subjection or subordination, emphasizing what is placed beneath in hierarchy.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5270?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include under (10), off (1).
Where does ὑποκάτω (hypokátō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 22:44. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (4), Mark (3), Hebrews (1), John (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 It under 10× Matthew 22:44, Mark 7:28, Mark 12:36, Luke 8:16
off 1× Mark 6:11
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 22:44 Ὑποκάτω to under Preposition Mark 6:11 ὑποκάτω to off Preposition Mark 7:28 ὑποκάτω to under Preposition Mark 12:36 Ὑποκάτω to under Preposition Luke 8:16 ὑποκάτω to under Preposition John 1:50 ὑποκάτω to under Preposition Hebrews 2:8 ὑποκάτω to under Preposition Revelation 5:3 ὑποκάτω to under Preposition Revelation 5:13 ὑποκάτω to under Preposition Revelation 6:9 ὑποκάτω to under Preposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 22:44
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
Matthew 1 Mark 3 Luke 1 John 1 Hebrews 1 Revelation 4
Source forms
ὑποκάτω 9x hypokatō Mark 6:11, Mark 7:28, Luke 8:16, John 1:50
Ὑποκάτω 2x Hypokatō Matthew 22:44, Mark 12:36
Parsing patterns
Preposition 11x Matthew 22:44, Mark 6:11, Mark 7:28, Mark 12:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Spatial position of subjection or subordination, emphasizing what is placed beneath in hierarchy.
Strong's G5270
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 1 form 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hebrews 13:7-17 Source Gloss
under
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Spatial position of subjection or subordination, emphasizing what is placed beneath in hierarchy.
below, under: as prep. with genitive, Mat.22:44, Mrk.6:11 7:28 12:36 (Rec., R, txt., ὑποπόδιον, as in LXX), Luk.8:16, Jhn.1:51, Heb.2:8" (LXX), Rev.5:3, 13 6:9 12:1.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 6:11 Adverb
ὑποκάτω upokatw
underneath
Read verse Mark 7:28 Adverb
ὑποκάτω upokatw
underneath
Read verse Luke 8:16 Adverb
ὑποκάτω upokatw
underneath
Read verse John 1:50 Adverb
ὑποκάτω upokatw
underneath
Read verse Hebrews 2:8 Adverb
ὑποκάτω upokatw
underneath
Read verse Revelation 5:3 Adverb
ὑποκάτω upokatw
underneath
Read verse Revelation 5:13 Adverb
ὑποκάτω upokatw
underneath
Read verse Revelation 6:9 Adverb
ὑποκάτω upokatw
underneath
Read verse Revelation 12:1 Adverb
ὑποκάτω upokatw
underneath
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 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 11
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 22:44 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 7:28 · Mark 12:36 · Luke 8:16 · John 1:50 · Heb 2:8 · Rev 5:3 · Rev 5:13 · Rev 6:9 · Rev 12:1 11×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
submit, yield
Showing 1 selected witness from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
Defines covenantal alignment under spiritual leadership. Hebrews 13:7-17
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