ὑποτάσσω hupotassō · G5293
to subject
ὑπο-τάσσω ; [in LXX for דָבַר hi., דָּמַם, שׂוּם, שִׁית, etc. ; ] ; 1. as a military term, to place or rank under (Polyb.). ; 2. to subject, put in subjection: 1Co.15:27, Php.3:21, Heb.2:5, 8; pass., Rom.8:20, 1Co.15:27-28, 1Pe.3:22, Eph.1:22. Mid., to subject oneself, obey: absol., Rom.13:5, 1Co.14:34; with dative of person(s), Luk.2:51 10:17, 20, Rom.8:7 10:3 13:1, 1Co.14:32 15:28 (ὑποταγήσεται; cf. M, Pr., 163), 1Co.16:16, Eph.5:21-22 (T, WH, txt., R, om.), Eph.5:24, Col.3:18, Tit.2:5, 9 3:1, Heb.12:9, 1Pe.2:18 3:1 3:5 5:5; imperat., Jas.4:7, 1Pe.2:13 5:5.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑποτάσσω, ; Attic dialect ὑποτάττω, passive, future ὑποτᾰγήσομαι []aorist 2 ὑπετάγην [ᾰ] [], etc.:—place or arrange under, assign, τινί τι [] —passive, τὸ ὑποτεταγμένον (i.e. ὀστέον) the inferior bone, i. e. the ulna, []; II post in the shelter of, ὑποτάσσεσθαι τινι []; draw up behind, []; II.2 subject, ἑαυτοὺς οὐδενί []; subdue, make subject, Θηβαΐδα []; ἔθνη []:—passive, to be obedient, τινι []; ὑποτάξονται they will submit, []: absolutely, κοὐχ ὑποτᾰγεὶς ἐβάδιζεν ὥσπερ Νικίας dejectedly, …
Where it's used 40 times
Luke 2:51 · Luke 10:17 · Luke 10:20 · Romans 8:7 · Romans 8:20 · Romans 10:3 · Romans 13:1 · Romans 13:5 · 1 Corinthians 14:32 · 1 Corinthians 14:34 · 1 Corinthians 15:27 · 1 Corinthians 15:28 · 1 Corinthians 16:16 · Ephesians 1:22 · Ephesians 5:21 · Ephesians 5:22 · Ephesians 5:24 · Philippians 3:21 · Colossians 3:18 · Titus 2:5 · Titus 2:9 · Titus 3:1 · Hebrews 2:5 · Hebrews 2:8 · Hebrews 12:9 · James 4:7 · 1 Peter 2:13 · 1 Peter 2:18 · 1 Peter 3:1 · 1 Peter 3:5 · 1 Peter 3:22 · 1 Peter 5:5 … and 8 more
Source: TBESG G5293; TFLSJ G5293
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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