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ὑποτάσσω
hypotássō · Greek · Strong's G5293 · 38 occurrences
The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “unto”
What it means
to subordinate; reflexively, to obey
from G5259 (ὑπό) and G5021 (τάσσω);
How the KJV renders it
be under obedience, put under, subdue unto, make subject to, unto, be in subjection to, under, submit self unto
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“unto”
also renders engýs (G1451), epistéllō (G1989), héōs (G2193), ephístēmi (G2186), analambánō (G353), prosphérō (G4374), méchri (G3360), áchri (G891), hōs (G5613), prosérchomai (G4334), epichorēgéō (G2023), proséchō (G4337), tís (G5101), proskaléomai (G4341), ʻad (H5705)
“under”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- Did Jesus descend into hell?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
38 occurrences in the Greek text, first 31 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 14:32 V-PPI-3S1 Corinthians 14:34 V-PPM-3P1 Corinthians 15:27 V-AAI-3S1 Corinthians 15:28 V-2APS-3S1 Corinthians 16:16 V-PPS-2P1 Peter 2:13 V-2APM-2P1 Peter 2:18 V-PPP-NPM1 Peter 3:1 V-PPP-NPF1 Peter 3:5 V-PPP-NPF1 Peter 3:22 V-2APP-GPM1 Peter 5:5 V-2APM-2PColossians 3:18 V-PMM-2PEphesians 1:22 V-AAI-3SEphesians 5:21 V-PPP-NPMEphesians 5:24 V-PPI-3SHebrews 2:5 V-AAI-3SHebrews 2:8 V-AAI-2SHebrews 12:9 V-2FPI-1PJames 4:7 V-2APM-2PLuke 2:51 V-PPP-NSMLuke 10:17 V-PPI-3SLuke 10:20 V-PPI-3SPhilippians 3:21 V-AANRomans 8:7 V-PPI-3SRomans 8:20 V-2API-3SRomans 10:3 V-2API-3PRomans 13:1 V-PMM-3SRomans 13:5 V-PMNTitus 2:5 V-PPP-APFTitus 2:9 V-PMNTitus 3:1 V-PMN
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.