Strong G5221ὑπαντάω

to go meet

Transliteration
hupantaō
Pronunciation
hoop-an-tah'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G5259 and a derivative of G473; to go opposite (meet) under (quietly) that is to encounter fall in with: - (go to) meet.

Detailed definition

ὑπ-αντάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Dan LXX 10:14 (קָרָה), Sir.9:3, al.;]
to go to meet, meet: with dative of person(s) (see M, Pr., 64), Mat.8:28 28:9, Mrk.5:2, Luk.8:27 17:12 (ἀπ-, WH, txt.), Jhn.4:51 11:20, 30 12:18, Act.16:16; of meeting in battle, Luk.14:31.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G5221 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • meet5

First verses

  1. Matthew 8:28
    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.
  2. Luke 8:27
    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.
  3. John 11:20
    Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
  4. John 11:30
    Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
  5. John 12:18
    For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ὑπαντ-άω,
Ionic dialect ὑπαντ-έω [Refs (“APl.” 4.101)]: future -ήσομαι[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 1.20.1, 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 149.15, 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 10.61)]: aorist -ήντησα[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aratus” 34)], Doric dialect -άντᾱσα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 8.59)]:—come or go to meet, either as a friend, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.2)]; or in arms,[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1.4.22, 4.2.17; εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς ὑ. 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “pro Euxenippo” 22, compare “SIG” 798.21 (Cyzicus, 1st c.AD))]; ὑ. τινί [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus [same place], 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.3.15, NT.Matt.8.28, etc.; ὑ. τῇ πόλει πρὸς τὴν χρείαν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus)] [same place]; πρὸς τὸ [βῆμα] [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1630.15 (3rd c.AD))]: also with genitive, ἀνδρῶν ἀγαθῶν παιδὸς ὑ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 719 (_anapaest meter_, assuming variant): —in 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 5.45, the _accusative_ ὄντα (sic codices, ὄντι Schweigh., Mendelss.) refers to σε κατιόντα ὁρῶν)] just before:—later in middle, ὑπαντώμενος αὐτοῖς [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 2.5.5, compare 3.11.3, 5.4.5, etc.)]
2 meet, encounter, of a heavenly body, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 132.)]
II metaphorically, meet, i. e. agree to, ταῖς τιμαῖς [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd-1st c.BC: Posidonius Historicus 36 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]; present oneself at, τῇ ἀποδόσει [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“Sammelb.” 6.23 (3rd c.AD))]; πρὸς τὴν ἀπόδοσιν [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“BGU” 614.23 (3rd c.AD).)]
II.2 meet, i.e. reply or object to, τοῖς ἐμοῖς βουλεύμασι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 398 (assuming variant, see at {ὕπαντα}))]; πρός τινα or τι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 10.105, etc.)]; πρός τι ὑ. ὡς.. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 265.4: _absolutely_, εὐαρεστήσεως ὑπαντησομένης)] come in response, ensue, Herod.middle in [Refs (“Rh.Mus.” 58.85, compare 100.)]
II.3 occur to one, τῷ ῥήτορι [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor 16.4.)]
II.4 fall in with, ἀνωμαλίᾳ [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 1.6)]; correspond with, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Conjunctionibus;” 232.23.)]