hupokatō (under)

Meaning

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

How it's translated

under 10
a footstool 1

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

Where it's used most

Revelation 4
Mark 3
Matthew 1
Luke 1
John 1
Hebrews 1

6 books in all.

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Mark 6:11And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Mark 7:28And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
Mark 12:36For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Luke 8:16No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
John 1:50Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
Hebrews 2:8Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

All 11 verses, by book

Matthew 1: 22:44
Mark 3: 6:11 7:28 12:36
Luke 1: 8:16
John 1: 1:50
Hebrews 1: 2:8
Revelation 4: 5:3 5:13 6:9 12:1

Greek dictionary

ὑποκάτω hupokatō · under

ύπο-κάτω comp. adv. (see M, Pr., 99), [in LXX chiefly for תַּחַת ;] below, under: as prep. with genitive, Mat.22:44, Mrk.6:11 7:28 12:36 (Rec., R, txt., ὑποπόδιον, as in LXX), Luk.8:16, Jhn.1:51, Heb.2:8" (LXX), Rev.5:3, 13 6:9 12:1.† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

UNDER, preposition

Beneath; below; so as to have something over or above.
In a state of pupilage or subjection; as a youth under a tutor; a ward under a guardian; colonies under the British government.“I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me” Matthew 8:9
In a less degree than.
For less than.

All definitions and other forms of “under”

Less than; below.
With the pretense of; with the cover or pretext of.
With less than.
In a degree, state or rank inferior to.
In a state of being loaded; in a state of bearing or being burdened; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression.
In a state of oppression or subjection to, the state in which a person is considered as bearing or having any thing laid upon him; as, to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a christian under reproaches and injuries.
In a state of liability or obligation.
In the state of bearing and being known by; as men trading under the firm of Wright _ Co.
In the state of; in the enjoyment or possession of.
During the time of.
Not having reached or arrived to; below.
Represented by; in the form of.
In the state of protection or defense. under favor of the prince, our author was promoted.
As bearing a particular character.
Being contained or comprehended in.
Attested by; signed by.
In a state of being handled, treated or discussed, or of being the subject of.
In subordination to. under God, this is our only safety.
In subjection or bondage to; ruled or influenced by; in a moral sense; within the dominion of.“They are all under sin” Romans 3:9“I keep under my body” 1 Corinthians 9:27

UN'DER, adjective

Lower in degree; subject; subordinate; as an under officer; under sheriff.

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