"can function as an improper prep., under, beneath, underneath, Mk. 6:11; 7:28; met. Heb. 2:8"
Definition and meaning
can function as an improper prep., under, beneath, underneath, Mk. 6:11; 7:28; met. Heb. 2:8
In the original Greek the word is written: ὑποκάτω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
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 hypokato (G5270) across the King James Bible.
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.
Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
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Common questions
Strong's G5270 (hypokato) is a Greek word that means: can function as an improper prep., under, beneath, underneath, Mk. 6:11; 7:28; met. Heb. 2:8 It appears 9 times in the King James Bible.
The word hypokato (G5270) appears 9 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5270 is hypokato, a Greek word defined as: can function as an improper prep., under, beneath, underneath, Mk. 6:11; 7:28; met. Heb. 2:8. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hypokato is a Greek word found in the New Testament.