Word

ὑποτάσσω

hypotássō · G5293 · Greek · 38 occurrences

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Meanings

to subject to, to bring under control

To bring something under the firm control of someone

Examples
Luke 2:51 And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued to be subject to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
1 Corinthians 14:32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets;
to obey, to submit to, obedience, submission

To submit to the orders or directives of someone

Examples
Luke 10:17 Now the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name!”
1 Corinthians 16:16 I urge that you also be subject to such as these and to everyone who helps in the work and labors.
Titus 2:5 to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.

How it’s used In 10 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

37 occurrences in 18 groups

Not stated (participle) 13
Not stated: he, she or it 4
Not stated (infinitive) 4
πᾶςall, every, each 3
Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (15) 15

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

9 occurrences in 3 groups

πᾶςall, every, each 7
θεόςGod 1
οἰκουμένηworld, inhabited earth 1

To or for whomIndirect object

27 occurrences in 20 groups

αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 6
ἀνήρman, husband 4
Other words · 18 groups that occur once or twice (19) 19

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

9 occurrences in 7 groups

ἐνin+ φόβοςfear 2
ὑπόby, under+ πούςfoot 2
διάthrough+ κύριοςLord 1
ἐνin+ ὄνομαname 1
ἐνin+ πᾶςall, every, each 1
ἐπίon+ ἐλπίςhope 1

With adverbsAdverbs

10 occurrences in 4 groups

οὐnot 6
ὁμοίωςlikewise, in the same way 2
καίand 1
τότεthen 1

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ἸησοῦςJesus 1

What is done to itIt is the object

4 occurrences in 4 groups

δύναμαιcan 1
ἔπωto say 1
λέγωto say 1
ὁράωto see 1

It is given or told toIndirect object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ὑποτάσσωto submit, to subject 1

What it is said to bePredicate

2 occurrences in 2 groups

δῆλοςclearly known 1
ἀνάγκηnecessity, distress 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 3 groups

ἐνin 2
διάthrough 1
ἐκτόςexcept, outside 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 1 word

καταστέλλω katastéllō · G2687 · to subject to, to bring under control: Used for a broader range of subordination including voluntary submission and theological relationships, whereas καταστέλλω specifically denotes the forceful suppression or quelling of immediate disturbances or uprisings.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To obey, to submit to, obedience, submission36.18: Ephesians 5:21 instructs believers to “subject yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ”.
To subject to, to bring under control37.31: 1 Corinthians 15:28 explains that “when all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him”.

Word family 22 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

τάσσω tássō · G5021 · to appoint, to designate, to assign · 8×ὑποτάσσωhypotássō · G5293διατάσσω diatássō · G1299 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 16×ἐπιτάσσω epitássō · G2004 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 10×τάξις táxis · G5010 · in order, in a sequence, right order · 9×ἐπιταγή epitagḗ · G2003 · order, command, decree · 7×προστάσσω prostássō · G4367 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 7×ἀποτάσσομαι apotássomai · G657 · to say goodbye, to take leave of · 6×ἀντιτάσσομαι antitássomai · G498 · to oppose, to be hostile toward, to show hostility · 5×ἀνυπότακτος anypótaktos · G506 · not controlled by, not subject to, uncontrolled · 4×ὑποταγή hypotagḗ · G5292 · obedience, submission · 4×συντάσσω syntássō · G4929 · to order, to instruct, to tell · 3×ἀτάκτως atáktōs · G814 · idle, lazy, lazily · 2×διαταγή diatagḗ · G1296 · order, command, decree · 2×ἀνατάσσομαι anatássomai · G392 · to organize (a report), to arrange, to compile · 1×ἀτακτέω ataktéō · G812 · to do nothing, to be idle, to be lazy · 1×ἄτακτος átaktos · G813 · idle, lazy, lazily · 1×διάταγμα diátagma · G1297 · order, command, decree · 1×ἐπιδιατάσσομαι epidiatássomai · G1928 · to add to, to introduce something new · 1×τάγμα tágma · G5001 · right order, good order, in order · 1×τακτός taktós · G5002 · determined, chosen, fixed · 1×προτάσσω protássō · G4384 · to pre-arrange, i.e. prescribe · 0×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 aorist ὑπεταξα; passive, perfect ὑποτεταγμαι; 2 aorist ὑπεταγην; 2 future…

: 1 aorist ὑπεταξα; passive, perfect ὑποτεταγμαι; 2 aorist ὑπεταγην; 2 future ὑποταγήσομαι; present middle ὑποτάσσομαι; to arrange under, to subordinate; to subject, put in subjection: τίνι τί or τινα, 1 Cor 15:27{c}; Heb 2:5; Phm 3:21; passive, Rom 8:20 (see διά B. II. 1 b.): 1 Cor 15:27{b} and following; 1 Pet 3:22; τινα or τί ὑπό τούς πόδας τίνος, 1 Cor 15:27{a}; Eph 1:22; ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν τίνος, Heb 2:8; middle to subject oneself, to obey; to submit to one's control; to yield to one's admonition or advice: absolutely, Rom 13:5; 1 Cor 14:34 (cf. Buttmann, § 151, 30); τινα, Lk 2:51; Lk 10:17, Lk 10:20; Rom 8:7; Rom 13:1; 1 Cor 14:32; 1 Cor 16:16; Eph 5:21f (but in Eph 5:22, G T WH text omit; Tr marginal reading brackets ὑποτάσσεσθε); Eph 5:24; Col 3:18; Tit 2:5, Tit 2:9; Tit 3:1; 1 Pet 2:18; 1 Pet 3:1, 1 Pet 3:5; 1 Pet 5:5; 1 Pet 5:2 aorist passive with a middle force, to obey (R. V. subject oneself, Buttmann, 52 (46)), Rom 10:3; imperative obey, be subject: Jas 4:7; 1 Pet 2:13; 1 Pet 5:5; 1 Pet 5:2 future passive Heb 12:9. (The Sept.; (Aristotle), Polybius, Plutarch, Arrian, Herodian)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Obey, Disobey21 occurrences Control, Restrain18 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0