Hupotassō ὑποτάσσω

Hupotassō (Greek ὑποτάσσω, Strong's G5293) is a Greek verb meaning “to subject”. It occurs 40 times in 32 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Government

Verses

Every verse with Hupotassō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke

• Luke 2:51
  And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
• Luke 10:17
  And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
• Luke 10:20
  Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Romans

• Romans 8:7
  Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
• Romans 8:20
  For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope
• Romans 10:3
  For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
• Romans 13:1
  Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
• Romans 13:5
  Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 14:32
  And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.
• 1 Corinthians 14:34
  Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
• 1 Corinthians 15:27
  For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.
• 1 Corinthians 15:28
  And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all.
• 1 Corinthians 16:16
  That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 1:22
  And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
• Ephesians 5:21
  Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
• Ephesians 5:22
  Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
• Ephesians 5:24
  Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

Philippians

• Philippians 3:21
  Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

Colossians

• Colossians 3:18
  Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Titus

• Titus 2:5
  To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
• Titus 2:9
  Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
• Titus 3:1
  Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

Hebrews

• Hebrews 2:5
  For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
• Hebrews 2:8
  Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.
• Hebrews 12:9
  Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

James

• James 4:7
  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 2:13
  Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
• 1 Peter 2:18
  Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
• 1 Peter 3:1
  Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
• 1 Peter 3:5
  For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
• 1 Peter 3:22
  Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
• 1 Peter 5:5
  Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).