What does ὑποχωρέω (hypochōréō) mean in the Bible?
ὑποχωρέω (hypochōréō) is a Greek word meaning "to withdraw".
Greek · G5298
ὑποχωρέω
To withdraw
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ὑποχωρέωG5298
Pronunciationhypochōréō
What does ὑποχωρέω (hypochōréō) mean in the Bible?
ὑποχωρέω (hypochōréō) is a Greek word meaning "to withdraw".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5298?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include He withdrew (1), withdrew (1).
Where does ὑποχωρέω (hypochōréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 5:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 ItHe withdrew1×Luke 9:10
withdrew1×Luke 5:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 5:16
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Luke2
Source forms
ὑπεχώρησεν1xhypechōrēsenLuke 9:10
ὑποχωρῶν1xhypochōrōnLuke 5:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 9:10
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xLuke 5:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to withdraw
Strong'sG5298
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to withdraw
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.
Luke 5:16Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὑποχωρῶνupocwrwn
I withdraw, retire
Read verseLuke 9:10Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὑπεχώρησεupecwrhsen
I withdraw, retire
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 forms2TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveLuke 5:161×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 9:101×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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)