ὑποτάσσω (G5293) — Greek Lexicon

ὑποτάσσω

hypotássō

G5293 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To place under authority, to arrange or assign someone or something to a lower or subordinate position; to bring into an ordered or controlled structure. In passive or middle voice, to subject oneself, to submit voluntarily, or to accept subordination. Used in various contexts including household relations, community order, social and political arrangement, and military structure.

Semantic Range

to arrange under authority, to subordinate, to subject, to subordinate oneself, to submit voluntarily, to be subordinate, to bring under control, to render subordinate (military, familial, social, or institutional contexts)

Root / Etymology

From ὑπό ('under') + τάσσω ('to order, arrange, appoint'). The compound indicates arranging or appointing under, i.e., causing to be subject to authority.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ὑποτάσσω primarily refers to arranging troops or assigning individuals to a position within a hierarchy or ranking, often with military connotations: 'to station under command.' In later Hellenistic and Koine usage, including the Septuagint and New Testament, the term expands to include submission within social, familial, and ethical relationships—such as household codes (Ephesians 5–6; Colossians 3), where spouses, children, or community members are urged to submit or subject themselves to one another or to authority. The term does not necessarily imply forced submission; in middle-passive forms it often designates voluntary acceptance of order or authority. The standard English translation 'submit' partly captures this meaning, but may miss the nuance of ordered arrangement or voluntary subordination. There is a distinction from κρατέω ('to seize, to hold power') or κυριεύω ('to rule'), as ὑποτάσσω is less about domination and more about structural arrangement within a hierarchy. The term is also used theologically (e.g., 1 Cor 15:27–28) concerning the subjection of creation to divine order, indicating extensive cosmic and eschatological application. In the Septuagint, it regularly translates verbs relating to military conquest or submission of peoples.

Translation Consistency

primary "subject" 22 occurrences

Covers the full semantic range—active (to subject or bring under authority) and passive/middle (to be subject or subject oneself). "Subject" is natural English in both transitive and intransitive uses (e.g., "subject someone," "be subject to," "subject oneself") and fits the typical NT/Hebrew contexts (household, social, military) described in the SILEX entry.

Alternatives (16 occurrences):

"subordinated" (9x) "having subordinated" (2x) "subordinate" (2x) "him submit" (1x) "them submit" (1x) "having been subordinated" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ὑπό and τάσσω; to subordinate; reflexively, to obey:--be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto.

Root Family

ὑποτάσσω (hypotassō) — to arrange under, to subordinate, to order below

Root ὑποτασσ- to arrange under, to subordinate, to order below

Word Forms

24 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G5293-14`	ὑποτάσσεται	upotassetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	is subject	is being subordinated	is being subjected	5
`G5293-04`	ὑπέταξεν	upetaxen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	He put	he subordinated	he subordinated	3
`G5293-10`	ὑποτάσσεσθαι	upotassesthai	`V PRS MID INF`	to be subject	to subordinate oneself	to subject oneself	3
`G5293-09`	ὑποτάγητε	upotagete	`V AOR PASS IMP 2P PL`	Submit yourselves	Be subordinated	Be subjected	3
`G5293-15`	ὑποτασσόμεναι	upotassomenai	`V PRS PASS PTCP NOM F PL`	being submissive	being subordinated	being subjected	2
`G5293-19`	ὑποτάξαι	upotaxai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to subject	to subordinate	to subordinate	2
`G5293-11`	ὑποτάσσησθε	upotassesthe	`V PRS PASS SUBJ 2P PL`	submit	that you subject yourselves	subject yourselves	2
`G5293-17`	ὑποτασσόμενοι	upotassomenoi	`V PRS PASS PTCP NOM M PL`	being submissive	being subordinated	being subjected	2
`G5293-24`	ὑποτέτακται	upotetaktai	`V PRF PASS IND 3P SG`	have been put in subjection	has been subordinated	have been subordinated	1
`G5293-05`	ὑποταγῇ	upotage	`V AOR PASS SUBJ 3P SG`	shall have been subjected	may be subordinated	may be subordinated	1
`G5293-01`	ὑπετάγη	upetage	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`	was subjected	was subordinated	was subjected	1
`G5293-12`	ὑποτασσέσθω	upotassestho	`V PRS PASS IMP 3P SG`	be subject	let him submit himself	let him submit himself	1
`G5293-03`	ὑπέταξας	upetaxas	`V AOR ACT IND 2P SG`	you have put	you subordinated	you subordinated	1
`G5293-20`	ὑποτάξαντα	upotaxanta	`V AOR ACT PTCP ACC M SG`	who subjected	having subordinated	having subjected	1
`G5293-23`	ὑποτεταγμένα	upotetagmena	`V PRF PASS PTCP ACC N PL`	subjected	things having been subordinated	having been subordinated	1
`G5293-18`	ὑποτασσόμενος	upotassomenos	`V PRS PASS PTCP NOM M SG`	in subjection	being subordinated	being subordinated	1
`G5293-13`	ὑποτασσέσθωσαν	upotassesthosan	`V PRS PASS IMP 3P PL`	let them be subject	let them submit themselves	let them submit themselves	1
`G5293-16`	ὑποτασσομένας	upotassomenas	`V PRS PASS PTCP ACC F PL`	being submissive	being subordinated	being subordinated	1
`G5293-22`	ὑποτάξαντος	upotaxantos	`V AOR ACT PTCP GEN M SG`	who put	of having subordinated	having subordinated	1
`G5293-21`	ὑποτάξαντι	upotaxanti	`V AOR ACT PTCP DAT M SG`	who subjected	to the one having subordinated	to the one having subordinated	1
`G5293-06`	ὑποταγέντων	upotagenton	`V AOR PASS PTCP GEN M PL`	being subjected	having been subordinated	having been subjected	1
`G5293-08`	ὑποταγησόμεθα	upotagesometha	`V FUT PASS IND 1P PL`	we-will-submit	we will be subordinated	we will be subjected	1
`G5293-07`	ὑποταγήσεται	upotagesetai	`V FUT PASS IND 3P SG`	will be subjected	will be subordinated	will be subordinated	1
`G5293-02`	ὑπετάγησαν	upetagesan	`V AOR PASS IND 3P PL`	submitted	were subordinated	were subjected	1

Occurrences in Scripture

38 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G5293-18`	Luke 2:51	ὑποτασσόμενος	upotassomenos	`V PRS PASS PTCP NOM M SG`	in subjection	being subordinated	being subordinated
`G5293-14`	Luke 10:17	ὑποτάσσεται	upotassetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	are subject	is being subordinated	are subject
`G5293-14`	Luke 10:20	ὑποτάσσεται	upotassetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	submit	is being subordinated	are being subjected
`G5293-14`	Romans 8:7	ὑποτάσσεται	upotassetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	is subject	is being subordinated	is subject
`G5293-01`	Romans 8:20	ὑπετάγη	upetage	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`	was subjected	was subordinated	was subjected
`G5293-20`	Romans 8:20	ὑποτάξαντα	upotaxanta	`V AOR ACT PTCP ACC M SG`	who subjected	having subordinated	having subjected
`G5293-02`	Romans 10:3	ὑπετάγησαν	upetagesan	`V AOR PASS IND 3P PL`	submitted	were subordinated	were subjected
`G5293-12`	Romans 13:1	ὑποτασσέσθω	upotassestho	`V PRS PASS IMP 3P SG`	be subject	let him submit himself	let him submit himself
`G5293-10`	Romans 13:5	ὑποτάσσεσθαι	upotassesthai	`V PRS MID INF`	to be subject	to subordinate oneself	to subject oneself
`G5293-14`	1 Corinthians 14:32	ὑποτάσσεται	upotassetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	are subject	is being subordinated	is being subjected
`G5293-13`	1 Corinthians 14:34	ὑποτασσέσθωσαν	upotassesthosan	`V PRS PASS IMP 3P PL`	let them be subject	let them submit themselves	let them submit themselves
`G5293-04`	1 Corinthians 15:27	ὑπέταξεν	upetaxen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	He has put in subjection	he subordinated	he subordinated
`G5293-24`	1 Corinthians 15:27	ὑποτέτακται	upotetaktai	`V PRF PASS IND 3P SG`	have been put in subjection	has been subordinated	have been subordinated
`G5293-22`	1 Corinthians 15:27	ὑποτάξαντος	upotaxantos	`V AOR ACT PTCP GEN M SG`	who put	of having subordinated	having subordinated
`G5293-05`	1 Corinthians 15:28	ὑποταγῇ	upotage	`V AOR PASS SUBJ 3P SG`	shall have been subjected	may be subordinated	may be subordinated
`G5293-07`	1 Corinthians 15:28	ὑποταγήσεται	upotagesetai	`V FUT PASS IND 3P SG`	will be subjected	will be subordinated	will be subordinated
`G5293-21`	1 Corinthians 15:28	ὑποτάξαντι	upotaxanti	`V AOR ACT PTCP DAT M SG`	who subjected	to the one having subordinated	to the one having subordinated
`G5293-11`	1 Corinthians 16:16	ὑποτάσσησθε	upotassesthe	`V PRS PASS SUBJ 2P PL`	submit	that you subject yourselves	subject yourselves
`G5293-04`	Ephesians 1:22	ὑπέταξεν	upetaxen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	He put	he subordinated	he subordinated
`G5293-17`	Ephesians 5:21	ὑποτασσόμενοι	upotassomenoi	`V PRS PASS PTCP NOM M PL`	submitting yourselves	being subordinated	being subjected
`G5293-14`	Ephesians 5:24	ὑποτάσσεται	upotassetai	`V PRS PASS IND 3P SG`	is subject	is being subordinated	is being subjected
`G5293-19`	Philippians 3:21	ὑποτάξαι	upotaxai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to subject	to subordinate	to subordinate
`G5293-11`	Colossians 3:18	ὑποτάσσεσθε	upotassesthe	`V PRS PASS IMP 2P PL`	submit yourselves	that you subject yourselves	subject yourselves
`G5293-16`	Titus 2:5	ὑποτασσομένας	upotassomenas	`V PRS PASS PTCP ACC F PL`	being submissive	being subordinated	being subordinated
`G5293-10`	Titus 2:9	ὑποτάσσεσθαι	upotassesthai	`V PRS MID INF`	to be subject	to subordinate oneself	to subject oneself
`G5293-10`	Titus 3:1	ὑποτάσσεσθαι	upotassesthai	`V PRS MID INF`	to be subject	to subordinate oneself	to subject oneself
`G5293-04`	Hebrews 2:5	ὑπέταξεν	upetaxen	`V AOR ACT IND 3P SG`	did he subject	he subordinated	he subordinated
`G5293-03`	Hebrews 2:8	ὑπέταξας	upetaxas	`V AOR ACT IND 2P SG`	you have put	you subordinated	you subordinated
`G5293-19`	Hebrews 2:8	ὑποτάξαι	upotaxai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to subject	to subordinate	to subordinate
`G5293-23`	Hebrews 2:8	ὑποτεταγμένα	upotetagmena	`V PRF PASS PTCP ACC N PL`	subjected	things having been subordinated	having been subordinated
`G5293-08`	Hebrews 12:9	ὑποταγησόμεθα	upotagesometha	`V FUT PASS IND 1P PL`	we-will-submit	we will be subordinated	we will be subjected
`G5293-09`	James 4:7	ὑποτάγητε	upotagete	`V AOR PASS IMP 2P PL`	Submit yourselves	Be subordinated	Be subjected
`G5293-09`	1 Peter 2:13	ὑποτάγητε	upotagete	`V AOR PASS IMP 2P PL`	Submit yourselves	Be subordinated	Be subjected
`G5293-17`	1 Peter 2:18	ὑποτασσόμενοι	upotassomenoi	`V PRS PASS PTCP NOM M PL`	being submissive	being subordinated	being subjected
`G5293-15`	1 Peter 3:1	ὑποτασσόμεναι	upotassomenai	`V PRS PASS PTCP NOM F PL`	submitting	being subordinated	being subjected
`G5293-15`	1 Peter 3:5	ὑποτασσόμεναι	upotassomenai	`V PRS PASS PTCP NOM F PL`	being submissive	being subordinated	being subjected
`G5293-06`	1 Peter 3:22	ὑποταγέντων	upotagenton	`V AOR PASS PTCP GEN M PL`	being subjected	having been subordinated	having been subjected
`G5293-09`	1 Peter 5:5	ὑποτάγητε	upotagete	`V AOR PASS IMP 2P PL`	submit	Be subordinated	Be subjected

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