"under a legal process; also, under a judicial sentence; under verdict to an opposed party in a suit, liable to penalty, Rom. 3:19*"
Definition and meaning
under a legal process; also, under a judicial sentence; under verdict to an opposed party in a suit, liable to penalty, Rom. 3:19*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὑπόδικος
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
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 hypodikos (G5267) across the King James Bible.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
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Common questions
Strong's G5267 (hypodikos) is a Greek word that means: under a legal process; also, under a judicial sentence; under verdict to an opposed party in a suit, liable to penalty, Rom. 3:19* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word hypodikos (G5267) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5267 is hypodikos, a Greek word defined as: under a legal process; also, under a judicial sentence; under verdict to an opposed party in a suit, liable to penalty, Rom. 3:19*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hypodikos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.