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Sandal

ὑπόδημαStrong’s G5266

hupodēma

Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament

In short

Hupodēma is the Greek word usually translated “sandals” and “sandal”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.

“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:”
Matthew 3:11 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “sandals” and “sandal”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • sandals 7
  • sandal 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 4
  • Matthew 2
  • Acts 2
  • Mark 1
  • John 1

5 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ὑπόδημα hupodēma · sandal

ὑπόδημα, -τος, τό (ὑποδέω), [in LXX for נָעַל ;] a sole bound under the foot, a sandal: Mat.3:11 10:10, Mrk.1:7, Luk.3:16 10:4 15:22 22:35, Jhn.1:27; τ. ποδῶν, Act.7:33 (LXX) Act.13:25.† SYN.: σανδάλιον, q.v (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “sandal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SAN'DAL, noun

[Latin sandalium; Gr.]

  1. A kind of shoe, consisting of a sole fastened to the foot.
  2. A shoe or slipper worn by the pope and other Romish prelates when they officiate.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.