Confidence/essence
ὑπόστασιςStrong’s G5287hupostasis
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hupostasis is the Greek word usually translated “confidence”, “assurance” and “substance”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.”
Meaning
Usually translated “confidence”, “assurance” and “substance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- confidence 2
- assurance 2
- substance 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 3
- 2 Corinthians 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 11:17That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
- Hebrews 1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- Hebrews 3:14For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
- Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Greek dictionary
ὑπόστασις hupostasis · confidence/essence
ὑπό-στασις, -εως, ἡ (ὑφίστημι, to set under, stand under, support) [in LXX for מַצָּב (1Ki.13:23 14:4 B), תִּקְוָה (Rut.1:12, Eze.19:5), etc., also in Wis.16:21 ;] 1. a support, base or foundation (in various senses). 2. substance (Arist., al.; opposite to φαντασία, ἔμφασις): Heb.1:3 3. steadiness, firmness (Polyb., al.), hence, assurance, confidence: 2Co.9:4 11:17, Heb.3:14 11:1 (here perhaps title-deed, as that which gives reality or guarantee; see MM, xxv).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “confidence” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CON'FIDENCE, noun
[Latin See Confide.]
- A trusting, or reliance; an assurance of mind or firm belief in the integrity, stability or veracity of another, or in the truth and reality of a fact.“It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man” Psalms 118:8“I rejoice that I have confidence in you in all things” 2 Corinthians 7:16
- Trust; reliance; applied to one's own abilities, or fortune; belief in one's own competency.
- That in which trust is placed; ground of trust; he or that which supports.“Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence” Jeremiah 48:13
- Safety, or assurance of safety; security.“They shall build houses and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence” Ezekiel 28:26
All definitions
- Boldness; courage.“Preaching the kingdom of God with all confidence” Acts 28:31
- Excessive boldness; assurance, proceeding forom vanity or a false opinion of one's own abilities, or excellencies.
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.