ὑπὸ

hypó

by

Primary meaning: under, beneath in position. When used as a preposition with the genitive case, indicates agency (by someone), or position below in a metaphorical or physical sense. With the accusative, denotes movement to a place under or beneath something, or refers to a lower status or condition. In some contexts, marks subjection, inferiority, or being under authority or influence. Also used for time, indicating 'during' or 'under the rule of.'

G5259

Acts 27:11 · Word #13

Lexicon G5259

Lemmaὑπό
Transliterationhypó
Strong'sG5259
DefinitionPrimary meaning: under, beneath in position. When used as a preposition with the genitive case, indicates agency (by someone), or position below in a metaphorical or physical sense. With the accusative, denotes movement to a place under or beneath something, or refers to a lower status or condition. In some contexts, marks subjection, inferiority, or being under authority or influence. Also used for time, indicating 'during' or 'under the rule of.'

Morphology PREP GEN All morphology codes

Part of Speech PREP — Preposition — Shows relationship between words
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation

Common Translation

Phraseby
Literalby/under

Lexical Info

Lemmaὑπό
Strong'sG5259

SIBI-P1 Translation G5259-03

under; by

Morphological NotesPreposition governing the genitive case; indicates position beneath or agency/source when used with genitive objects.
Rendering RationaleWith the genitive case, ὑπό primarily denotes position beneath or agency in passive constructions. "Under; by" preserves both the spatial-subordinate root sense and its common genitive function of indicating agency.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

by

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleHere 'hypo' conveys agency (by), introducing the agent of speech, not position. 'By' is the most accurate contextual rendering according to SILEX. P1 included 'under,' which is not contextually correct here.
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