ὑπαντάω
hupantaō
“to go meet”
Definition
to go opposite (meet) under (quietly), i.e. to encounter, fall in with
from G5259 (ὑπό) and a derivative of G473 (ἀντί);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ὑπαντάω appears 10 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
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