To subject
ὑποτάσσωStrong’s G5293hupotassō
Appears in 32 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hupotassō is the Greek word usually translated “do be subjected”, “are subject” and “subject”. It appears in 32 verses of the New Testament.
“To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do be subjected”, “are subject” and “subject”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do be subjected 3
- are subject 2
- to be subject 2
- having put in subjection 2
- be submitting yourselves 2
- being subject 2
- be subject 2
- subject 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Peter 6
- Romans 5
- 1 Corinthians 5
- Ephesians 4
- Luke 3
- Titus 3
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Titus 2:9In contextExhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
- Titus 3:1In contextPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
- Luke 2:51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
- Luke 10:17And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
- Luke 10:20Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
- Romans 8:7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Greek dictionary
ὑποτάσσω hupotassō · to subject
ὑπο-τάσσω [in LXX for דָבַר hi., דָּמַם, שׂוּם, שִׁית, etc. ;] 1. as a military term, to place or rank under (Polyb.). 2. to subject, put in subjection: 1Co.15:27, Php.3:21, Heb.2:5, 8; pass., Rom.8:20, 1Co.15:27-28, 1Pe.3:22, Eph.1:22. Mid., to subject oneself, obey: absol., Rom.13:5, 1Co.14:34; with dative of person(s), Luk.2:51 10:17, 20, Rom.8:7 10:3 13:1, 1Co.14:32 15:28 (ὑποταγήσεται; cf. M, Pr., 163), 1Co.16:16, Eph.5:21-22 (T, WH, txt., R, om.), Eph.5:24, Col.3:18, Tit.2:5, 9 3:1, Heb.12:9, 1Pe.2:18 3:1 3:5 5:5; imperat., Jas.4:7, 1Pe.2:13 5:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “subject” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUBJECT, adjective
- Placed or situate under.
- Being under the power and dominion of another; as, Jamaica is subject to Great Britain.
- Exposed; liable from extraneous causes; as a country subject to extreme heat or cold.
- Liable from inherent causes; prone; disposed.
All definitions and other forms of “subject”
- Being that on which nay thing operates, whether intellectual or material; as the subject-matter of a discourse.
- Obedient. Titus 3:1Colossians 2:20
SUBJECT, noun
[Latin]
- One that owes allegiance to a sovereign and is governed by his laws.
- That on which any mental operation is performed; that which is treated or handled; as a subject of discussion before the legislature; a subject of negotiation.
- That on which any physical operation is performed; as a subject for dissection or amputation.
- That in which any thing inheres or exists.
- The person who is treated of; the hero of a piece.
- In grammar, the nominative case to a verb passive.
SUBJECT, verb transitive
- To bring under the power or dominion of.
- To put under or within the power of.
- To enslave; to make obnoxious.
- To expose; to make liable.
- To submit; to make accountable.
- To make subservient.
- To cause to undergo; as, to subject a substance to a white heat; to subject it to a rigid test.
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.