ὑποτάσσω hupotassō

Greek word for “to subject” · Strong’s G5293 · used 38 times in 31 verses

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Meaning

ὑπο-τάσσω; 1. as a military term, to place or rank under (Polyb.).;

How it is translated

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

• subject 9
• subjected 4
• do be subjected 3
• having put in subjection 2
• being subject 2
• having subjected 1
• submitted 1
• should be subject 1
• should be submitted 1
• has put in subjection 1
• have been put in subjection 1
• shall have been subjected 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Peter 3 (3), Luke 10 (2), Romans 8 (2), Romans 13 (2), 1 Corinthians 14 (2), 1 Corinthians 15 (2), Ephesians 5 (2), Titus 2 (2), Hebrews 2 (2), 1 Peter 2 (2)

Forms

• ὑποτάσσεται 5
• ὑποτάσσεσθαι 3
• ὑπέταξεν 3
• ὑποτασσόμενοι 2
• ὑποτάξαι 2
• ὑποτάγητε 2
• ὑποτασσόμεναι 2
• ὑποτασσόμενος 1
• ὑπετάγη 1
• ὑποτάξαντα 1

Words used with it

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

• ἴδιος idios “one's own/private” 5
• γυνή gunē “woman” 5
• ἀνήρ anēr “man” 5
• ὑπερέχω huperechō “be higher” 2
• πούς pous “foot” 3
• ἀγαθός agathos “good” 3
• δεσπότης despotēs “master” 2
• ἐξουσία exousia “authority” 3
• ἐκκλησία ekklēsia “assembly” 3
• κτίσις ktisis “creation” 2
• ὁμοίως homoiōs “similarly” 2
• ὑπό hupo “by/under” 3

Key verses

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

• Romans 8:7 — Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
• Romans 10:3 — For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of…
• Romans 13:1 — Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
• Ephesians 1:22 — And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
• Philippians 3:21 — Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things…
• Titus 2:5 — To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
• Titus 3:1 — Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
• Hebrews 12:9 — Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of…
• James 4:7 — Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
• 1 Peter 3:1 — Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the…
• 1 Peter 3:22 — Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
• 1 Peter 5:5 — Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud,…

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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.