What does ὑποτίθημι (hypotíthēmi) mean in the Bible?
ὑποτίθημι (hypotíthēmi): Literally "place under"; metaphorically risk one's life or suggest an idea to someone's consideration.
Greek · G5294
ὑποτίθημι
To lay
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ὑποτίθημιG5294
Pronunciationhypotíthēmi
What does ὑποτίθημι (hypotíthēmi) mean in the Bible?
ὑποτίθημι (hypotíthēmi): Literally "place under"; metaphorically risk one's life or suggest an idea to someone's consideration.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5294?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include By pointing out (1), have risked (1).
Where does ὑποτίθημι (hypotíthēmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 16:4. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Romans (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 ItBy pointing out1×1 Timothy 4:6
have risked1×Romans 16:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 16:4
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Romans11 Timothy1
Source forms
ὑπέθηκαν1xhypethēkanRomans 16:4
ὑποτιθέμενος1xhypotithemenos1 Timothy 4:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xRomans 16:4
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular1x1 Timothy 4:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Literally "place under"; metaphorically risk one's life or suggest an idea to someone's consideration.
Strong'sG5294
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to lay
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Literally "place under"; metaphorically risk one's life or suggest an idea to someone's consideration.
to place under, lay down. Metaphorical, τ. τράχηλον ὑποθεῖναι, to risk one's life (see Deiss., LAE, 119 f.): Rom.16:4; mid., to suggest: 1Ti.4:6.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 16:4Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ὑπέθηκαν,upeqhkan
I lay down, suggest to
Read verse1 Timothy 4:6Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὑποτιθέμενοςupotiqemenov
I lay down, suggest to
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.
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Form groups2Aligned forms2TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive, Middle
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist ActiveRom 16:41×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present Middle1 Tim 4:61×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1aorist1
Voice
middle1active1
Mood
participle1indicative1
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)