verb
hupochōramō
Strong’sG5298
I withdraw, retire
stem hupochōr-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
ὑπο-χωρέω
[in LXX: Jg 20:37 B (—), Si 13:9, II Mac 12:12 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5298 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ήσομαιRefs 2nd c.AD+:—go back, retire, withdraw, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὑ. ἐς τὴν Σάμον, εἰς Σικυῶνα, Refs 5th c.BC+; frequently in participle, ὑποχωρῶν ᾤχετο, ὑποχωρήσαντες φεύγουσι, Refs 4th c.BC+; of a lion, βάδην ὑ. Refs 4th c.BC+; of long-horned kine, νέμεσθαι ὑποχωροῦντας Refs; εἰς τὰ βαθέα ὑ., of eels, Refs
2 with genitive, withdraw from, ὑ. τῆς χώρης Refs 5th c.BC+gave way to, Refs 5th c.BC+; but ὑ. τῷ δαίμονι try to escape from.., Refs 1st c.AD+
2.b κἀκεῖνος ὑπεχώρησεν αὐτῷ τοῦ θρόνου he (Aeschylus) gave Sophocles a share of the throne, Refs 5th c.BC+ (not surrendered it, which would be παρεχώρησεν); τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους ἐντρέπεσθαι.. ὁδῶν ὑποχωροῦντας making way for them on the streets (not 'retiring from the streets'), Refs 1st c.AD+
3 with accusative, avoid, shun, μηδένα ὄχλον [νεῶν] Ἀθηναῖοι ὄντες ὑποχωρεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+; so perhaps to be taken in Refs 8th c.BC+, μένεν.., οὐδ᾽ ὑπεχώρει, Αἰνείαν ἐπιόντ;Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b cede, yield, τὴν δεσποτίαν αὐτοῖς Refs 4th c.AD+
II pass off below, especially by way of stool, σάρκες Refs 5th c.BC+, compare 253:—in middle, Refs 5th c.BC+
III go on steadily, εἰρεσία ὑπεχώρησεν ἐκ παλαμᾶν the rowing went on, stroke after stroke, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV Ἡγέλοχος οὕτω προηνέγκατο (i.e. γαλην ὁρῶ) ὥστε μὴ ὑποχωρῆσαι ἐκ τῆς συναλοιφῆς τὸ γαληνά, ἀλλὰ διαχωρῆσαι μᾶλλον, ὥστε δόξαι τὴν γαλῆν εἰπεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hupochōrataὑπεχώρησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | withdrew | 1× |
| hupochōrarōntosὑποχωρῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | withdrew | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupochōramō | hupochōrame | hupochōrami | hupochōrama | hupochōramē | hupochōramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hupochōrasō | hupochōrase | hupochōrasi | hupochōrasa | hupochōrasē | hupochōraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupochōratō | hupochōrate | hupochōrati | hupochōrata1×ὑπεχώρησεν | hupochōratē | hupochōratelē |
| we 1st person plural | hupochōranō | hupochōrane | hupochōrani | hupochōrana | hupochōranē | hupochōranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupochōravō | hupochōrave | hupochōravi | hupochōrava | hupochōravē | hupochōravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hupochōralō | hupochōrale | hupochōrali | hupochōrala | hupochōralē | hupochōralelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupochōrameiō | hupochōrameia | hupochōrameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hupochōraseiō | hupochōraseia | hupochōraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupochōrateiō | hupochōrateia | hupochōrateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hupochōraneiō | hupochōraneia | hupochōraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupochōraveiō | hupochōraveia | hupochōraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hupochōraleiō | hupochōraleia | hupochōraleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hupochōrasōr | hupochōrasar | hupochōrasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupochōratōr | hupochōratar | hupochōratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupochōravōr | hupochōravar | hupochōravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hupochōralōr | hupochōralar | hupochōralēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupochōramoiō | hupochōramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hupochōrasoiō | hupochōrasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupochōratoiō | hupochōratoia |
| we 1st person plural | hupochōranoiō | hupochōranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupochōravoiō | hupochōravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hupochōraloiō | hupochōraloia |
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 | hupochōrarō | hupochōrari | hupochōrara | hupochōrarē |
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 | hupochōrarōntos1×ὑποχωρῶν | hupochōrarintos | hupochōrarantos | hupochōrarēntos |
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
hupochōr 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupochōrata“withdrew”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 9:10… auto hoseim poiala. kai paralabarantos autoin hupochōrata kata idian eis polan kalorōntan Bēthsaida.… done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
hupochōrarōntos“withdrew”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 5:16autos de ate hupochōrarōntos en tai erēmai kai proseuchorōntos.Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.