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ὑπαντάω

To go meet

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ὑπαντάω G5221
Pronunciation hypantáō

What does ὑπαντάω (hypantáō) mean in the Bible?

ὑπαντάω (hypantáō) is a Greek word meaning "to go meet". ὑπ-αντάω, -ῶ [in LXX: Dan LXX 10:14 (קָרָה), Sir.

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Meaning

to go meet
Extended definition

to go to meet, meet: with dative of person(s) (see M, Pr., 64), Mat.8:28 28:9, Mrk.5:2, Luk.8:27 17:12 (ἀπ-, WH, txt.), Jhn.4:51 11:20, 30 12:18, Act.16:16; of meeting in battle, Luk.14:31.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 8 infinitive 2
Tense
aorist 10
Voice
active 10
Mood
indicative 8 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:28 ὑπήντησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 28:9 ὑπήντησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 5:2 ὑπήντησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:27 ὑπήντησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 14:31 ὑπαντῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive John 4:51 ὑπήντησαν aorist active indicative completed John 11:20 ὑπήντησεν aorist active indicative completed John 11:30 ὑπήντησεν aorist active indicative completed John 12:18 ὑπήντησεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 16:16 ὑπαντῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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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