noun · neuter
hupoleimmem
Greekὑπόλειμμα (hupoleimma)
Strong’sG2640
a remnant, small residue
stem hupoleimm-once in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὑπό-λειμμα
(WH, -λιμμα, v. their App., 154), -τος, τό, [in LXX chiefly for שְׁאֵרִית;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2640 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-al'-ime-mah
a remainder, i.e. (by implication) a few
Fromfrom G2641;
King Jamesremnant.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | hupoleimmem1×ὑπόλειμμα | hupoleimmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | hupoleimmeu | hupoleimmeiu |
| to, for dative | hupoleimme | hupoleimmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hupoleimme 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
hupoleimmem“remnant”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Romans 9:27“remnant”Ēsaios de krazatō huper tou Israēl; Ean ateiō tos arithmos toiu huioiu Israēl hōs tas ammas tau thalassau, tem hupoleimmem sōziti;Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.