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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ὑποφέρωG5297
Pronunciationhypophérō
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 Itendures1×1 Peter 2:19
I endured1×2 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 row1 Corinthians 10:13
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
1 Corinthians12 Timothy11 Peter1
Source forms
ὑπενεγκεῖν1xhypenenkein1 Corinthians 10:13
ὑπήνεγκα1xhypēnenka2 Timothy 3:11
ὑποφέρει1xhypopherei1 Peter 2:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1x2 Timothy 3:11
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1x1 Corinthians 10:13
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1x1 Peter 2:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to endure
Strong'sG5297
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to endure
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 10:13Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ὑπενεγκεῖν.upenegkein
I endure, suffer
Read verse2 Timothy 3:11Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὑπήνεγκα·uphnegka
I endure, suffer
Read verse1 Peter 2:19Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὑποφέρειupoferei
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 groups2Aligned forms3TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist Active1 Cor 10:131×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist Active2 Tim 3:111×
Present Active1 Pet 2:191×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2present1
Voice
active3
Mood
indicative2infinitive1
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)