5270. hupokató

Strong's Lexicon

hupokató: Underneath, beneath, below

Original Word: ὑποκάτω
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: hupokató
Pronunciation: hoo-pok-at-O
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ok-at'-o)
Definition: Underneath, beneath, below
Meaning: underneath, below, under.

Word Origin: From the combination of ὑπό (hypo, meaning "under") and κάτω (kato, meaning "down" or "below").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is תַּחַת (tachath), which also means "under" or "beneath."

Usage: The Greek preposition ὑποκάτω (hupokató) is used to denote a position that is physically or metaphorically beneath or under something else. It often conveys a sense of subordination or being subject to another entity or force. In the New Testament, it is used to describe physical locations as well as metaphorical states of being under authority or dominion.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of being "under" something often implied a hierarchical structure, whether in terms of social status, authority, or physical space. The use of ὑποκάτω in the New Testament reflects this cultural understanding, emphasizing the order and structure within creation and society. The term would have resonated with early Christian audiences familiar with the Roman Empire's strict social hierarchies and the Jewish understanding of divine order.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from hupo and kató
Definition
below, under
NASB Translation
beneath (2), soles (1), under (7), underneath (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5270: ὑποκάτω

ὑποκάτω, under, underneath: τίνος (Winers Grammar, § 54, 6; Buttmann, § 146, 1), Matthew 22:44 L T Tr WH; Mark 6:11; Mark 7:28; (Mark 12:36 WH); Luke 8:16; John 1:50 (); Hebrews 2:8; Revelation 5:3, 13 (Tr marginal reading brackets the clause); . (The Sept.; Plato, Aristotle, Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch, others) (Cf. Winers Grammar, § 50, 7 N.1; Buttmann, § 146, 4.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

under.

From hupo and kato; down under, i.e. Beneath -- under.

see GREEK hupo

see GREEK kato

Forms and Transliterations

υπέκειτο υποκατω υποκάτω ὑποκάτω υποκάτωθεν υποκάτωθέν hypokato hypokatō hypokáto hypokátō upokato upokatō

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 22:44 Adv
GRK: ἐχθρούς σου ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν
NAS: YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET'?
INT: enemies of you [as] a footstool for the feet

Mark 6:11 Adv
GRK: χοῦν τὸν ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν
NAS: off the soles of your feet
KJV: shake off the dust under your feet
INT: dust which [is] under the feet

Mark 7:28 Adv
GRK: τὰ κυνάρια ὑποκάτω τῆς τραπέζης
NAS: the dogs under the table
KJV: yet the dogs under the table eat
INT: the dogs under the table

Mark 12:36 Adv
GRK: ἐχθρούς σου ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν
NAS: YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET.'
INT: enemies of you [as] a footstool of the feet

Luke 8:16 Adv
GRK: σκεύει ἢ ὑποκάτω κλίνης τίθησιν
NAS: or puts it under a bed; but he puts
KJV: or putteth [it] under a bed; but
INT: with a vessel or under a bed puts [it]

John 1:50 Adv
GRK: εἶδόν σε ὑποκάτω τῆς συκῆς
NAS: to you that I saw you under the fig tree,
KJV: thee under the fig tree,
INT: I saw you under the fig tree

Hebrews 2:8 Adv
GRK: πάντα ὑπέταξας ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν
NAS: IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET.
KJV: in subjection under his
INT: all things you did subject under the feet

Revelation 5:3 Adv
GRK: γῆς οὐδὲ ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς
NAS: or under the earth
KJV: neither under the earth,
INT: earth nor under the earth

Revelation 5:13 Adv
GRK: γῆς καὶ ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς
NAS: and on the earth and under the earth
KJV: the earth, and under the earth, and
INT: earth and under the earth

Revelation 6:9 Adv
GRK: σφραγῖδα εἶδον ὑποκάτω τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου
NAS: I saw underneath the altar
KJV: seal, I saw under the altar the souls
INT: seal I saw under the altar

Revelation 12:1 Adv
GRK: ἡ σελήνη ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν
NAS: and the moon under her feet,
KJV: and the moon under her feet,
INT: the moon under the feet

Strong's Greek 5270
11 Occurrences

ὑποκάτω — 11 Occ.