ὑπόστασις hupostasis · G5287

confidence/essence

ὑπό-στασις, -εως, ἡ; (ὑφίστημι, to set under, stand under, support) [in LXX for מַצָּב (1Ki.13:23 14:4 B), תִּקְוָה (Rut.1:12, Eze.19:5), etc., also in Wis.16:21 ; ] ; 1. a support, base or foundation (in various senses). ; 2. substance (Arist., al.; opposite to φαντασία, ἔμφασις): Heb.1:3 ; 3. steadiness, firmness (Polyb., al.), hence, assurance, confidence: 2Co.9:4 11:17, Heb.3:14 11:1 (here perhaps title-deed, as that which gives reality or guarantee; see MM, xxv).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ὑπόστᾰσις, εως, ἡ, ; (ὑφίστημι, ὑφίσταμαι): as an act, standing under, supporting, ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ μηροῦ καὶ ὁ αὐχὴν τοῦ ἄρθρου.. ὑπὸ συχνῷ μέρει τοῦ ἰσχίου τὴν ὑ. πεποίηται []; 2 resistance, τοῦ κύματος [] (unless = settling down); so perhaps in []; 3 lying in ambush, []; B as a thing, ; B.I in liquids, that which settles at the bottom, sediment, []; especially of sediment in the urine, []; but the urine itself is called ἡ ὑ. ἡ εἰς τὴν κύστιν, []; B.I.b an accumulation of pus, abscess, []; B.I.2 …

Where it's used 5 times

2 Corinthians 9:4 · 2 Corinthians 11:17 · Hebrews 1:3 · Hebrews 3:14 · Hebrews 11:1

Source: TBESG G5287; TFLSJ G5287

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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