Greek · G4228 · unreviewed

πούς

A "foot" (figuratively or literally)

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πούς G4228

Pronunciation poús

What does πούς (poús) mean in the Bible?

πούς (poús) is a Greek word meaning "a "foot" (figuratively or literally)". πούς, ποδός, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for רֶגֶל ;] a foot, both of men and beasts: Mat.

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Meaning

a "foot" (figuratively or literally)

Extended definition

Literal body part; figuratively denotes subjection, submission, or movement toward a person or goal.

a foot, both of men and beasts: Mat.4:6 (LXX), Mrk.9:45, Luk.1:79, Jhn.11:44, Act.7:5, al.; ὑπο τοὺς π., Rom.16:20, 1Co.15:25 15:27 Eph.1:22, Heb.2:8; ὑποκάτω τῶν π., Mat.22:44 (LXX); πρὸς (παρὰ) τοὺς π., Mrk.5:22, Luk.8:41, al.; figuratively, Mat.15:30, Luk.10:39, Act.5:2, al.; ἔμπροσθεν τῶν π., Rev.3:9 19:10, al.; ἐπὶ τοὺς π., Act.10:25. By meton., of a person in motion (Psa.119:101): Luk.1:79, Act.5:9, Rom.3:15 10:15, Heb.12:13

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 5:9 · Rom 3:15 · Rom 10:15 · Rev 1:15 · Rev 2:18 · Rev 10:1 · Rev 13:2 7×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:8 · Mark 9:45 · 1 Cor 12:15 3×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:35 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 22:44 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 12:36 · Luke 9:5 · Luke 20:43 · Acts 2:35 · Acts 7:33 · Acts 7:49 · Acts 13:25 · Acts 13:51 · Heb 1:13 · Heb 2:8 · Heb 10:13 · Rev 3:9 19×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 7:5 1×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:6 · John 20:12 · Acts 14:8 · 1 Cor 12:21 · Heb 12:13 5×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 15:30 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 22:13 · Matt 28:9 · Mark 5:22 · Mark 7:25 · Mark 9:45 · Luke 1:79 · Luke 7:38 · Luke 7:44 · Luke 7:45 · Luke 7:46 · Luke 8:35 · Luke 8:41 · Luke 10:11 · Luke 10:39 55×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:6 · Luke 4:11 · Rev 10:2 3×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Luke 7:36-50 feet poús Accusative · Plural · Masculine

Literal body part, location of physical contact and reverent action

Ephesians 1:20-23 feet poús

Figurative submission, enemies placed under authority of Christ

Luke 17:11-19 feet poús

Literal body part, object of healing and gratitude in healing narrative

Luke 8:40-56 feet poús Accusative · Plural · Masculine

Literal body part, location where person approaches Jesus with petition

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

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.

John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love 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 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death 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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