"a remnant, Rom. 9:27*"
Definition and meaning
a remnant, Rom. 9:27*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὑπόλειμμα
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 hypoleimma (G5274) across the King James Bible.
Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
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Common questions
Strong's G5274 (hypoleimma) is a Greek word that means: a remnant, Rom. 9:27* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word hypoleimma (G5274) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5274 is hypoleimma, a Greek word defined as: a remnant, Rom. 9:27*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hypoleimma is a Greek word found in the New Testament.