What does ὑποστρώννυμι (hypostrṓnnymi) mean in the Bible?
ὑποστρώννυμι (hypostrṓnnymi) is a Greek word meaning "to strew underneath (the feet as a carpet)".
Greek · G5291
ὑποστρώννυμι
To strew underneath (the feet as a carpet)
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ὑποστρώννυμι G5291
Pronunciation hypostrṓnnymi
What does ὑποστρώννυμι (hypostrṓnnymi) mean in the Bible?
ὑποστρώννυμι (hypostrṓnnymi) is a Greek word meaning "to strew underneath (the feet as a carpet)".
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How does the BSB render G5291?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [ the people ] spread (1).
Where does ὑποστρώννυμι (hypostrṓnnymi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 19:36. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 It [ the people ] spread 1× Luke 19:36
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Usage map
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First aligned row Luke 19:36
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
ὑπεστρώννυον 1x hypestrōnnyon Luke 19:36
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 19:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to strew underneath (the feet as a carpet)
Source Gloss
to strew underneath (the feet as a carpet)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
late form of ὑπο-στορέννυμι, to spread or strew under: with accusative of thing(s), Luk.19:36.
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.
Luke 19:36 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ὑπεστρώννυον upestrwnnuon
I spread under
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
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)
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