What does ὑπωπιάζω (hypōpiázō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπωπιάζω (hypōpiázō): To strike metaphorically: persistent annoyance wears one down, or severe self-discipline bruises the body.
Greek · G5299
ὑπωπιάζω
To wear out
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ὑπωπιάζω G5299
Pronunciation hypōpiázō
What does ὑπωπιάζω (hypōpiázō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπωπιάζω (hypōpiázō): To strike metaphorically: persistent annoyance wears one down, or severe self-discipline bruises the body.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5299?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I discipline (1), she will wear me out (1).
Where does ὑπωπιάζω (hypōpiázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 18:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 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 I discipline 1× 1 Corinthians 9:27
she will wear me out 1× Luke 18:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 18:5
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ὑπωπιάζῃ 1x hypōpiazē Luke 18:5
ὑπωπιάζω 1x hypōpiazō 1 Corinthians 9:27
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 9:27
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 18:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To strike metaphorically: persistent annoyance wears one down, or severe self-discipline bruises the body.
Strong's G5299
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 9:27 Source Gloss
to wear out
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To strike metaphorically: persistent annoyance wears one down, or severe self-discipline bruises the body.
(ὑπώπιον, (a) the part of the face below the eyes; (b) a blow on the face), to strike under the eye, give a black eye: metaphorically,
aof persistent annoyance (RV, wear out), Luk.18:6;
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 18:5 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
ὑπωπιάζῃ upwpiazh
I bruise, worry, exhaust
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:27 Verb First Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὑπωπιάζω upwpiazw
I bruise, worry, exhaust
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 2 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Luke 18:5 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 9:27 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 1 subjunctive 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)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
To discipline one's body severely through self-control and denial
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὑπωπιάζω is built from these roots:
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