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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ὑποκάτωG5270
Pronunciationhypokátō
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 Itunder10×Matthew 22:44, Mark 7:28, Mark 12:36, Luke 8:16
off1×Mark 6:11
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 22:44ὙποκάτωtounderPrepositionMark 6:11ὑποκάτωtooffPrepositionMark 7:28ὑποκάτωtounderPrepositionMark 12:36ὙποκάτωtounderPrepositionLuke 8:16ὑποκάτωtounderPrepositionJohn 1:50ὑποκάτωtounderPrepositionHebrews 2:8ὑποκάτωtounderPrepositionRevelation 5:3ὑποκάτωtounderPrepositionRevelation 5:13ὑποκάτωtounderPrepositionRevelation 6:9ὑποκάτωtounderPreposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 22:44
Aligned rows11
Books represented6
Matthew1Mark3Luke1John1Hebrews1Revelation4
Source forms
ὑποκάτω9xhypokatōMark 6:11, Mark 7:28, Luke 8:16, John 1:50
Ὑποκάτω2xHypokatōMatthew 22:44, Mark 12:36
Parsing patterns
Preposition11xMatthew 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'sG5270
Lexical occurrences11 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms1 form11 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkHebrews 13:7-17Source Gloss
under
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 6:11Adverb
ὑποκάτωupokatw
underneath
Read verseMark 7:28Adverb
ὑποκάτωupokatw
underneath
Read verseLuke 8:16Adverb
ὑποκάτωupokatw
underneath
Read verseJohn 1:50Adverb
ὑποκάτωupokatw
underneath
Read verseHebrews 2:8Adverb
ὑποκάτωupokatw
underneath
Read verseRevelation 5:3Adverb
ὑποκάτωupokatw
underneath
Read verseRevelation 5:13Adverb
ὑποκάτωupokatw
underneath
Read verseRevelation 6:9Adverb
ὑποκάτωupokatw
underneath
Read verseRevelation 12:1Adverb
ὑποκάτωupokatw
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 patterns1Aligned forms11
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 12:111×
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