What does ὑποφέρω (hypophérō) mean in the Bible?
ὑποφέρω (hypophérō) is a Greek word meaning "to endure".
Greek · G5297
ὑποφέρω
To endure
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ὑποφέρω G5297
Pronunciation hypophérō
What does ὑποφέρω (hypophérō) mean in the Bible?
ὑποφέρω (hypophérō) is a Greek word meaning "to endure".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5297?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include endures (1), I endured (1), stand up under [it] (1).
Where does ὑποφέρω (hypophérō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 10:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Peter (1), 2 Timothy (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 endures 1× 1 Peter 2:19
I endured 1× 2 Timothy 3:11
stand up under [it] 1× 1 Corinthians 10:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 10:13
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
1 Corinthians 1 2 Timothy 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ὑπενεγκεῖν 1x hypenenkein 1 Corinthians 10:13
ὑπήνεγκα 1x hypēnenka 2 Timothy 3:11
ὑποφέρει 1x hypopherei 1 Peter 2:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Timothy 3:11
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x 1 Corinthians 10:13
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Peter 2:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to endure
Strong's G5297
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to endure
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 10:13 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ὑπενεγκεῖν. upenegkein
I endure, suffer
Read verse 2 Timothy 3:11 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὑπήνεγκα· uphnegka
I endure, suffer
Read verse 1 Peter 2:19 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὑποφέρει upoferei
I endure, suffer
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 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 10:13 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active 2 Tim 3:11 1×
Present Active 1 Pet 2:19 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 2 infinitive 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)
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