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παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ

From/with/beside · a "foot" (figuratively or literally) · it/s/He

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παρά G3844 from/with/beside
Pronunciation pará
Denotes proximity or comparison: beside, from, with, or against a reference point or person.
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πούς G4228 a "foot" (figuratively or literally)
Pronunciation poús
Literal body part; figuratively denotes subjection, submission, or movement toward a person or goal.
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αὐτός G846 it/s/he
Pronunciation autós
In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.
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What does παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ (para tous podas autou) mean in the Bible?

παρά · πούς · αὐτός is a Greek word meaning "beside/at his feet".

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Meaning

beside/at his feet
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 2:4 · Matt 2:7 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 4:18 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 8:10 · Matt 13:1 · Matt 13:4 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 15:29 · Matt 15:30 · Matt 18:19 · Matt 19:26 · Matt 20:20 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 21:42 193×
193 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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