What does ὑπόστασις (hypóstasis) mean in the Bible?
ὑπόστασις (hypóstasis): Confidence grounded in objective reality; the assurance that gives substance to hope or trust.
Greek · G5287
ὑπόστασις
Confidence/essence
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ὑπόστασιςG5287
Pronunciationhypóstasis
What does ὑπόστασις (hypóstasis) mean in the Bible?
ὑπόστασις (hypóstasis): Confidence grounded in objective reality; the assurance that gives substance to hope or trust.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5287?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include confident (2), [the] assurance (1), assurance (1), nature (1).
Where does ὑπόστασις (hypóstasis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 9:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3), 2 Corinthians (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 Itconfident2×2 Corinthians 9:4, 2 Corinthians 11:17
[the] assurance1×Hebrews 11:1
assurance1×Hebrews 3:14
nature1×Hebrews 1:3
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2 Corinthians 9:4ὑποστάσειtoconfidentNoun - Dative Feminine Singular2 Corinthians 11:17ὑποστάσειtoconfidentNoun - Dative Feminine SingularHebrews 1:3ὑποστάσεωςtonatureNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularHebrews 3:14ὑποστάσεωςtoassuranceNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularHebrews 11:1ὑπόστασιςto[the] assuranceNoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Corinthians 9:4
Aligned rows5
Books represented2
2 Corinthians2Hebrews3
Source forms
ὑποστάσει2xhypostasei2 Corinthians 9:4, 2 Corinthians 11:17
ὑποστάσεως2xhypostaseōsHebrews 1:3, Hebrews 3:14
ὑπόστασις1xhypostasisHebrews 11:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular2x2 Corinthians 9:4, 2 Corinthians 11:17
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular2xHebrews 1:3, Hebrews 3:14
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 11:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Confidence grounded in objective reality; the assurance that gives substance to hope or trust.
Strong'sG5287
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkHebrews 11:1-7Source Gloss
confidence/essence
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 9:4Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ὑποστάσειupostasei
assurance, substance, reality
Read verse2 Corinthians 11:17Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ὑποστάσειupostasei
assurance, substance, reality
Read verseHebrews 1:3Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ὑποστάσεωςupostasewv
assurance, substance, reality
Read verseHebrews 3:14Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ὑποστάσεωςupostasewv
assurance, substance, reality
Read verseHebrews 11:1Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ὑπόστασις,upostasiv
assurance, substance, reality
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 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms5Case patternDative (2)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineHeb 11:11×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineHeb 1:3 · Heb 3:142×
Dative · Singular · Feminine2 Cor 9:4 · 2 Cor 11:172×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
assurance, foundation
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
Defines faith as confident substance of hope.Hebrews 11:1-7