hypotassō · subject, submit

What it means

hypotassō (ὑποτάσσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “subject, submit”.

Put under, subject; in the passive or middle, be subject, submit oneself, obey.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To put something or someone under another's rule.
2. To obey, place oneself under another.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• subjected ×13
• submit ×11
• subject ×7
• be submissive ×2
• submitting ×2
• subjecting ×1
• submissive ×1
• submits ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×3
• Romans×6
• 1 Corinthians×9
• Ephesians×3
• Philippians×1
• Colossians×1
• Titus×3
• Hebrews×5
• James×1
• 1 Peter×6

• Luke 2:51

  And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

• Luke 10:17

  And the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!”

• Luke 10:20

  Yet do not rejoice in this, that the spirits submit to you; but rejoice that your names have been written in heaven.”

• Romans 8:7

  because the mindset of the flesh is hostility toward God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor indeed can it;

• Romans 8:20

  For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one who subjected it, in hope

• Romans 10:3

  For, not knowing the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

• Romans 13:1

  Every person must be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

• Romans 13:5

  Therefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath but also because of conscience.

• 1 Corinthians 14:32

  And the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets;

• 1 Corinthians 14:34

  let the women be silent in the assemblies, for it is not permitted for them to speak, but let them be subject, as the law also says.

• 1 Corinthians 15:27

  For he subjected all things under his feet. But when he says all things have been subjected, it is clear that this is apart from the one who subjected all things to him.

• 1 Corinthians 15:28

  And when all things have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to the one who subjected all things to him, so that God may be all in all.

• 1 Corinthians 16:16

  that you also be subject to such people and to everyone who works with them and labors.

• Ephesians 1:22

  and he subjected all things under his feet, and gave him as head over all things to the assembly,

• Ephesians 5:21

  submitting to one another in the fear of the Messiah.

• Ephesians 5:24

  But as the assembly submits to the Messiah, so also the wives to their husbands in everything.

• Philippians 3:21

  who will transform the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

• Colossians 3:18

  Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

• Titus 2:5

  sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

• Titus 2:9

  Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything, to be pleasing, not talking back,

• Titus 3:1

  Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

• Hebrews 2:5

  For it was not to angels that he subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

• Hebrews 2:8

  you subjected all things under his feet. For in subjecting all things to him, he left nothing not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.

• Hebrews 12:9

  Besides, we had the fathers of our flesh as those who disciplined us, and we respected them; shall we not much more submit to the Father of spirits and live?

• James 4:7

  Submit then to God. And resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

• 1 Peter 2:13

  Submit to every human institution for the sake of the Lord, whether to the king as the one in authority,

• 1 Peter 2:18

  Household servants, submit yourselves in all fear to your masters, not only to the good and considerate but also to the harsh.

• 1 Peter 3:1

  Likewise, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, so that even if some disobey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,

• 1 Peter 3:5

  For so once also the holy women who hoped in God adorned themselves, submitting to their own husbands,

• 1 Peter 3:22

  who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, with angels and authorities and powers subjected to him.

• 1 Peter 5:5

  Likewise, you younger, submit to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

And 7 more times.