What does ὑποπόδιον (hypopódion) mean in the Bible?
ὑποπόδιον (hypopódion): Literal seat for feet; metaphorically signifies complete subjugation or humiliation of enemies under divine authority.
Greek · G5286
ὑποπόδιον
Footstool
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ὑποπόδιονG5286
Pronunciationhypopódion
What does ὑποπόδιον (hypopódion) mean in the Bible?
ὑποπόδιον (hypopódion): Literal seat for feet; metaphorically signifies complete subjugation or humiliation of enemies under divine authority.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5286?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a footstool (4), feet (1), footstool (1), His footstool (1).
Where does ὑποπόδιον (hypopódion) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Hebrews (2), James (1), Luke (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 Ita footstool4×Luke 20:43, Acts 2:35, Hebrews 1:13, Hebrews 10:13
feet1×James 2:3
footstool1×Acts 7:49
His footstool1×Matthew 5:35
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Matthew 5:35ὑποπόδιόνtoHis footstoolNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularLuke 20:43Ὑποπόδιονtoa footstoolNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 2:35ὑποπόδιονtoa footstoolNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 7:49ὑποπόδιονtofootstoolNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularHebrews 1:13ὑποπόδιονtoa footstoolNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularHebrews 10:13ὑποπόδιονtoa footstoolNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularJames 2:3ὑποπόδιόνtofeetNoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 5:35
Aligned rows7
Books represented5
Matthew1Luke1Acts2Hebrews2James1
Source forms
ὑποπόδιον4xhypopodionActs 2:35, Acts 7:49, Hebrews 1:13, Hebrews 10:13
ὑποπόδιόν2xhypopodionMatthew 5:35, James 2:3
Ὑποπόδιον1xHypopodionLuke 20:43
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular4xLuke 20:43, Acts 2:35, Hebrews 1:13, James 2:3
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular3xMatthew 5:35, Acts 7:49, Hebrews 10:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Literal seat for feet; metaphorically signifies complete subjugation or humiliation of enemies under divine authority.
Strong'sG5286
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms2 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
footstool
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.
Matthew 5:35Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
ὑποπόδιόνupopodion
a footstool
Read verseMatthew 22:44Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑποπόδιονupopodion
a footstool
Read verseMark 12:36Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑποπόδιονupopodion
a footstool
Read verseLuke 20:43Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑποπόδιονupopodion
a footstool
Read verseActs 2:35Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑποπόδιονupopodion
a footstool
Read verseActs 7:49Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
ὑποπόδιονupopodion
a footstool
Read verseHebrews 1:13Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑποπόδιονupopodion
a footstool
Read verseHebrews 10:13Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑποπόδιονupopodion
a footstool
Read verseJames 2:3Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ὑποπόδιόνupopodion
a footstool
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 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms7Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 5:35 · Acts 7:49 · Heb 10:133×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 20:43 · Acts 2:35 · Heb 1:13 · Jas 2:34×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Witnesses
Luke 20:41–44ὑποπόδιονhypopódion
Footstool
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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