What does ὑπολείπω (hypoleípō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπολείπω (hypoleípō): To leave behind as a survivor or remnant; specifically, to remain when others are taken away.
Greek · G5275
ὑπολείπω
To leave
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ὑπολείπω G5275
Pronunciation hypoleípō
What does ὑπολείπω (hypoleípō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπολείπω (hypoleípō): To leave behind as a survivor or remnant; specifically, to remain when others are taken away.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5275?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include left (1), remnant (1).
Where does ὑπολείπω (hypoleípō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 9:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2).
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 left 1× Romans 11:3
remnant 1× Romans 9:27
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 9:27
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Romans 2
Source forms
ὑπελείφθην 1x hypeleiphthēn Romans 11:3
ὑπόλειμμα 1x hypoleimma Romans 9:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Romans 9:27
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Romans 11:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To leave behind as a survivor or remnant; specifically, to remain when others are taken away.
Strong's G5275
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to leave
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To leave behind as a survivor or remnant; specifically, to remain when others are taken away.
to leave remaining (Hom., Thuc., al.): pass., of survivors, Rom.11:3.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 11:3 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ὑπελείφθην upeleifqhn
I leave behind
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Passive Rom 11:3 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὑπολείπω is built from these roots:
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