ΥΠΟΧΕΙΡΙΟΥΣ, υποχειριους
YPOCHEIRIOUS, ypocheirious
Sounds Like: hoo-po-KHEI-ree-oos
Translations: subject, under control, in subjection, under the hand of, those subject to, those under control
From the root: ΥΠΟΧΕΙΡΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone or something that is under the power, authority, or control of another. It is a compound word formed from 'ὑπό' (hypo), meaning 'under', and 'χείρ' (cheir), meaning 'hand'. Therefore, it literally means 'under hand' or 'under one's hand'. It is used to indicate a state of being subordinate or subservient.
Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G5259 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 12:9
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 15:99
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 10:181
- Book 6 — 5:90
- Book 7 — 1:27
- Book 8 — 6:160, 10:257, 14:373
- Book 9 — 11:231, 13:266
- Book 12 — 6:278
Justin Martyr
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 69:387
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΧΕΙΡΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΥΠΟΧΕΙΡΙΑ — subjection, control, power, under control, under the hand, a subjection
- ΥΠΟΧΕΙΡΙΑΝ — subject, in subjection, under the hand, under control
- ΥΠΟΧΕΙΡΙΟΙ — subject to, under the power of, in the hands of, under control of
- ΥΠΟΧΕΙΡΙΟΙΣ — subject, under control, in hand, at hand, under one's power, subordinate
- ΥΠΟΧΕΙΡΙΟΝ — subject, under control, in hand, in one's power, subdued
- ΥΠΟΧΕΙΡΙΟΣ — subject, under control, in hand, at hand, in subjection, under the power of
- ΥΠΟΧΙΡΙΟΙ — subject, subordinate, under control, in subjection, under the hand
- ΥΠΟΧΙΡΙΟΥΣ — subject, under control, in subjection, under the hand, under one's power
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