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GreekG5287Noun (Feminine)

ὑπόστασις

hupostasis

5Occurrences
G5287Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a setting under (support), i.e. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively)

from a compound of G5259 (ὑπό) and G2476 (ἵστημι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a support, base or foundation (in various senses).
2.substance (Arist. opposite to φαντασία, ἔμφασις)
3.steadiness, firmness (Polyb.), hence, assurance, confidence
LXX: for מַצָּב ( B), תִּקְוָה , etc., also in

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ὑπόστασις appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
3
2 Corinthians
2

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 11:17BSB

In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

2 Corinthians 9:4BSB

Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.

Hebrews 1:3BSB

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Hebrews 11:1BSB

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

Hebrews 3:14BSB

We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.