verb
hupoferamō
Strong’sG5297
I endure, suffer
stem hupofer-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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-φέρω
[in LXX for נָשָׂא, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5297 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future ὑποίσω Refs 5th c.BC+ O.: aorist ὑπήνεγκον Refs 4th c.BC+, Epic dialect ὑπήνεικα Refs 8th c.BC+:—carry away under, especially bear out of danger, ἀλλά μ᾽ ὑπήνεικαν ταχέες πόδες Refs 8th c.BC+ [same place]:—passive, to be taken from under, ἐὰν [τὸ ὑποκείμενον] ὑποφέρηται Refs 4th c.BC+
2 bring close together, τὰ ὀπίσθια σκέλη (i.e. ἐπὶ τὰ ἔμπροσθεν) Refs
II bear or carry by being under, bear a burden, τὰ ὅπλα, of an armour-bearer, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be supported, τοῖς σκέλεσι Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 metaphorically, endure, submit to, πόνους καὶ κινδύνους Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ φυτὰ.. ἀνέμων ἐμβολὰς ὑ. Refs 2nd c.AD+; οὐ γὰρ αὐτὸς ὑποφέρω κίνησιν I do not trouble to move, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III bear or carry behind, δίφρους τινί Refs 2nd c.AD+
III.2 subjoin, add in speaking, Refs 1st c.BC+
IV hold out, present, δᾷδα Refs 1st c.AD+; πληγὰς ὑ. inflict them, Refs; οὐκ ὀλίγην βλάβην ὑποφέρει με (={μοι}) inflicts, Refs 2nd c.AD+
IV.2 metaphorically, hold out, suggest, proffer, εἰ τῶν.. οἰχομένων.. ἐλπίδ᾽ ὑποίσεις Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπέφερον τοὺς μῆνας proposed the (holy) months, i.e. a truce, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.2.b ὑποφέρονται γραμμαί τινες αἱματώδεις there are suggestions of lines (in the foetus), Refs 1st c.AD+
V carry down, of a river, Refs 1st c.AD+; cause to slip or fall, Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, to be borne down, τοῖς ποταμοῖς Refs 1st c.AD+; slip down, κατὰ κρημνῶν Refs; of the legs, give way under a person, Refs 5th c.BC+
V.2 metaphorically, bring down in numbers, Refs 2nd c.AD+; in passive, decline gradually, of consumptive people, Refs 5th c.BC+; στάσιν ὑποφερομένην ἀνακαλεῖσθαι to revive an expiring faction, Refs; of festivals, fall after their due time, Refs
VI bring to a certain point, ὑ. τινὰ εἰς διόρθωσιν Refs:—passive, to be carried away, ὑ. εἰς ὕβριν Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hupoferatōὑποφέρει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | endures | 1× |
| hupoferamaὑπήνεγκα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | endured | 1× |
| hupoferaraὑπενεγκεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | endure | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupoferamō | hupoferame | hupoferami | hupoferama1×ὑπήνεγκα | hupoferamē | hupoferamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hupoferasō | hupoferase | hupoferasi | hupoferasa | hupoferasē | hupoferaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupoferatō1×ὑποφέρει | hupoferate | hupoferati | hupoferata | hupoferatē | hupoferatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hupoferanō | hupoferane | hupoferani | hupoferana | hupoferanē | hupoferanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupoferavō | hupoferave | hupoferavi | hupoferava | hupoferavē | hupoferavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hupoferalō | hupoferale | hupoferali | hupoferala | hupoferalē | hupoferalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupoferameiō | hupoferameia | hupoferameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hupoferaseiō | hupoferaseia | hupoferaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupoferateiō | hupoferateia | hupoferateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hupoferaneiō | hupoferaneia | hupoferaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupoferaveiō | hupoferaveia | hupoferaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hupoferaleiō | hupoferaleia | hupoferaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hupoferasōr | hupoferasar | hupoferasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupoferatōr | hupoferatar | hupoferatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupoferavōr | hupoferavar | hupoferavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hupoferalōr | hupoferalar | hupoferalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupoferamoiō | hupoferamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hupoferasoiō | hupoferasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupoferatoiō | hupoferatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hupoferanoiō | hupoferanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupoferavoiō | hupoferavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hupoferaloiō | hupoferaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hupoferarō | hupoferari | hupoferara1×ὑπενεγκεῖν | hupoferarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hupoferarōntos | hupoferarintos | hupoferarantos | hupoferarēntos |
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
hupofer 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupoferatō“endures”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 2:19… gar charitas ei dia suneidēsian theou hupoferatō tinos lupain pascharōntos adikōs;For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because …
hupoferama“endured”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Timothy 3:11… en Ikonie, en Lustrei, hoioin diōgmoin hupoferama; kai ek panteiu min rueta tos …… Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from …
hupoferara“endure”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
1 Corinthians 10:13“endure”… peirasmo kai tan ekbasian teu dunorō hupoferara.… He will also provide an escape, so that you can …