verb
hupechamō
Strong’sG5254
I submit to, undergo
stem hupech-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ὑπ-έχω
[in LXX: Ps 88 (89):50 (נָשָׂא), La 5:7 (סָבַל), Wi 12:21, II Mac 4:48 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5254 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future ὑφέξω Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ὑπέσχον, poetry also ὑπέσχεθον, Aeolic dialect infinitive ὐποσκέθην Refs 4th c.BC+:—hold under,
a put a mare under or to a horse, ὑποσχὼν θήλεας ἵππους Refs 8th c.BC+
b of holding out the hand to receive something, ὑπέσχεθε χεῖρα Refs; προτείνειν καὶ ὑ. [τὴν χεῖρα], to receive bribes, Refs 4th c.BC+: proverbial of a greedy person, ὑ. τὴν χεῖρα ἀποθνήσκων Refs 4th c.AD+
c ῥημάτων ὑ. οὖας lend an attentive ear, Refs 4th c.BC+
d hold a cup under another vessel, while something is poured into it, Refs 5th c.BC+ stand under shower baths, Refs 2nd c.AD+
e put under, like wax under a seal, τι ταῖς αἰσθήσεσι Refs 5th c.BC+
f ὑ. μαστόν, of mother or nurse giving suck, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 supply, afford, furnish, νεφέλην Refs 4th c.BC+; πλοῦτος ὑ. μέριμναν Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τὸ αὐτὸ τοῖς ἐναντίοις (i.e. fear) Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. ἑαυτόν submit oneself to another, so as to be at his disposal or follow his advice, Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, ὑπόσχες Σωκράτει ἐξελέγξαι allow Socrates to examine you, Refs
II uphold, support, τοὺς ὤμους Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 undergo, suffer, τήνδ᾽ ἄτην Refs 5th c.BC+; τιμωρίαν τινός for a thing, NT+5th c.BC+; also τούτων τὰς αἰτίας to be subject to accusation for.., Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 in law-phrases, ὑ. δίκας [τινός] to have to give an account of a thing, or suffer a penalty, Refs 5th c.BC+ in the same sense, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοιάνδε δίκην ὑφέξειν undergo such a trial, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς χρήμασι τὰς σίκας ὑ. to have to pay the penalty with one's property, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. δίκας, ἐὰν.. Refs 4th c.BC+ — ὑ. καὶ λαμβάνειν τὸ δίκαιον ἐπὶ τῶν χρηματιστῶν, i.e. to have the right of suing or being sued, Refs 2nd c.BC+; λαμβάνω ἐγὼ καὶ ὑπέχω τὸ δίκαιον ὑπὲρ τοῦ Πολυκλείτου Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.3.b ἐμοὶ λόγον ὑποσχέτω let him render account to me, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 sustain, maintain, λόγον an argument, Refs 4th c.BC+middle, see at {ὑπισχνέομαι}.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| hupecharōntaisὑπέχουσαι | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural feminine | undergoing | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupechamō | hupechame | hupechami | hupechama | hupechamē | hupechamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hupechasō | hupechase | hupechasi | hupechasa | hupechasē | hupechaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupechatō | hupechate | hupechati | hupechata | hupechatē | hupechatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hupechanō | hupechane | hupechani | hupechana | hupechanē | hupechanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupechavō | hupechave | hupechavi | hupechava | hupechavē | hupechavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hupechalō | hupechale | hupechali | hupechala | hupechalē | hupechalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupechameiō | hupechameia | hupechameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hupechaseiō | hupechaseia | hupechaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupechateiō | hupechateia | hupechateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hupechaneiō | hupechaneia | hupechaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupechaveiō | hupechaveia | hupechaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hupechaleiō | hupechaleia | hupechaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hupechasōr | hupechasar | hupechasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupechatōr | hupechatar | hupechatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupechavōr | hupechavar | hupechavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hupechalōr | hupechalar | hupechalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupechamoiō | hupechamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hupechasoiō | hupechasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupechatoiō | hupechatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hupechanoiō | hupechanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupechavoiō | hupechavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hupechaloiō | hupechaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hupecharō | hupechari | hupechara | hupecharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hupecharōntos1× | hupecharintos | hupecharantos | hupecharēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
hupech is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
hupecharōntais“undergoing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural feminine1×
Jude 1:7“undergoing”… heterau, prokeiolō deigmem pureu aiōnieu dikan hupecharōntais.… and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.