ὑπό
  • Parse: Preposition
  • Meaning:
    • with Genitive:
      • by (agency):

        ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ κυρίου διὰ τοῦ προφήτου
        spoken by the lord through the prophet (Matt. 1:22)

      • because of, as a result of:

        ὑπὸ τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἀδικιῶν σου
        because of the multitude of your iniquities (Hos 9:7)

      • subject to, under the authority of

        ὑπ’ ἀνδρὸς οὖσα
        under [the authority of] her husband (Num 5:20,29)

    • with Accusative: under, below
      • subject to, under the authority of

        ὑπὸ τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν σεαυτῆς
        under [the authority of] her husband (Num 5:19)

      • under, below, beneath

        καὶ συνέτριψεν αὐτὰς ὑπὸ τὸ ὄρος
        and he broke them below the mountain (i.e., at the foot of the mountain) (Ex 32:19)

      • beyond, on the other side of (something)

        ἤγαγεν τὰ πρόβατα ὑπὸ τὴν ἔρημον
        he led the sheep beyond the wilderness (Ex 3:1)

      • rank, power, rule:

        ἄνθρωπος εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν
        I am a man under authority (Matt. 8:9)

        ὑπὸ τὴν μητέρα
        under the (protection of) mother (Ex 22:30)

        ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγας αὐτοῦ ἐλπιεῖς
        you shall hope under (the protection of) his wings (Ps 90/91:4)

      • time: about, during

        ὑπὸ τὸν ὄρθρον
        about daybreak (Acts 5:21)

        ὑπὸ τὴν νύκτα
        during the night (Tob 7:11)

        ὑπὸ τὴν ἐπερχομένην ἡμέραν
        on the following day (3Macc 5:2)

        ὑπό δὲ τοῦτον τὸν καιρὸν
        about this time (Josh 5:2)

      • all at once:

        ὃς ταπεινώσει τρεῖς ὑφ’ ἓν τῶν βασιλέων
        who will subdue three of the kings with one blow (Barn. 4:4)

  • Forms:
    • ὑπ’ Preposition
    • ὑφ’ Preposition