Strong’s G5259 · Greek

ὑπό
hypó

Definition

under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))

Etymology

a primary preposition;

Where the KJV renders it

  • among
  • by
  • from
  • in
  • of
  • under
  • with

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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