ὑπαντάω hupantaō

Greek word for “to go meet” · Strong’s G5221 · used 10 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

ὑπ-αντάω, -ῶ; to go to meet, meet: with dative of person(s) (see M, Pr., 64), 28:9, 17:12 (ἀπ-, WH, txt.), 11:20, 30 12:18;

How it is translated

Glosses given for hupantaō in context, with how often each is used:

• met 6
• met with 2
• meet 1
• meeting by 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 11 (2), Matthew 8 (1), Matthew 28 (1), Mark 5 (1), Luke 8 (1), Luke 14 (1), John 4 (1), John 12 (1), Acts 16 (1)

Forms

• ὑπήντησεν 6
• ὑπήντησαν 2
• ὑπαντῆσαι 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hupantaō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Μάρθα Martha “Martha” 2
• ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 3
• μνημεῖον mnēmeion “grave” 2
• πορεύω poreuō “to travel” 2
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 2
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 2

Key verses

The verses using hupantaō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 8:28 — And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce,…
• Matthew 28:9 — And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
• Mark 5:2 — And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
• Luke 8:27 — And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but…
• Luke 14:31 — Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh…
• John 4:51 — And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
• John 11:20 — Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
• John 11:30 — Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
• John 12:18 — For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
• Acts 16:16 — And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.