"to meet, Mt. 8:28; Lk. 8:27; Jn. 11:20, 30; 12:18"
Definition and meaning
to meet, Mt. 8:28; Lk. 8:27; Jn. 11:20, 30; 12:18
In the original Greek the word is written: ὑπαντάω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hypantao (G5221) across the King James Bible.
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
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Common questions
Strong's G5221 (hypantao) is a Greek word that means: to meet, Mt. 8:28; Lk. 8:27; Jn. 11:20, 30; 12:18 It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word hypantao (G5221) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5221 is hypantao, a Greek word defined as: to meet, Mt. 8:28; Lk. 8:27; Jn. 11:20, 30; 12:18. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hypantao is a Greek word found in the New Testament.