preposition
hupokatō
Greekὑποκάτω (hupokatō)
Strong’sG5270
underneath
stem hupokatō-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ὑπο-κάτω comp. adv. (v. M, Pr., 99),
[in LXX chiefly for תַּחַת;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5270 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupokatō11×
Matthew 22:44“under”Legata kurios to kurio mu; Kathesōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupokatō toiu podoiu su?‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
Mark 6:11“on”kai hos an topos mē decheteia vin mēde akoualeia vu, ekporeuerōtois ekeithen ektinassavar ton chouon ton hupokatō toiu podoiu vu eis marturiem autoi.If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
Mark 7:28“under”tas de apokrinita kai legatō auto; Kurior, kai teim kunarieim hupokatō tau trapezau esthialō apo teiu psixeiu teiu paidieiu.“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
Mark 12:36“under”autos David legata en te pneume te hagie; Legata kurios to kurio mu; Kathesōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupokatō toiu podoiu su.Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
Luke 8:16“under”Oudenos de luchnon haptaratos kaluptatō auton skeue ē hupokatō klinau tithatō, alla epi luchnau tithatō, hina tois eisporeuerōtois blepaleiō tem fōtem.No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
John 1:50“under”apokrinita Iēsus kai legata auto; Hoti legama si hoti horama sin hupokatō tau sukau pisteuasō? megotereim houteiu horesi.Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
Hebrews 2:8“under”panteim hupotassasa hupokatō toiu podoiu autou; en te gar hupotassara teim panteim oudenem afiēkata auto anupotaktem. nun de oupō horanō auto teim panteim hupotassirēteim;and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.
Revelation 5:3“under”kai oudenos dunete en to ourano oude epi tau gēau oude hupokatō tau gēau anoigara tem bibliem oute bleparō autem.But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
Revelation 5:13“under”kai pantem ktismem hem en to ourano kai epi tau gēau kai hupokatō tau gēau kai epi tau thalassau, kai teim en autoi panteim, akouama legarōtoin; To katherōto epi to throno kai te arnie tas eulogias kai tas timas kai tas doxas kai tem kratem eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”
Revelation 6:9“under”Kai hote anoigata tan pemptan sfragian, horama hupokatō teu thusiastērieu tain psuchain toiu sfazirētoiu dia ton logon tou theou kai dia tan marturian han echale.And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
Revelation 12:1“under”Kai sēmem megem horita en to ourano, gunaikas periballerētas ton hēlion, kai tas selēnas hupokatō toiu podoiu autau, kai epi tau kefalau autau stefanos astēroiu dōdeka,And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.