Strong G5254ὑπέχω

to undergo

Transliteration
hupechō
Pronunciation
hoop-ekh'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G5259 and G2192; to hold oneself under that is endure with patience: - suffer.

Detailed definition

ὑπ-έχω
[in LXX: Psa.89:50 (נָשָׂא), La 5:7 (סָבַל), Wis.12:21, 2Ma.4:48 *;]
to hold or put under. Metaphorical, to undergo, suffer: δίκην, Ju 7 (Soph., Eur., al.).†
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In the Bible

Strong G5254 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • suffer1

First verses

  1. Jude 1:7
    Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ὑπέχω,
future ὑφέξω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 552, etc.:)]aorist ὑπέσχον, poetry also ὑπέσχεθον, Aeolic dialect infinitive ὐποσκέθην [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 12(2).526 A 40 (Eresus, 4th c.BC))]:—hold under,
a put a mare under or to a horse, ὑποσχὼν θήλεας ἵππους [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.269.)]
b of holding out the hand to receive something, ὑπέσχεθε χεῖρα [Refs (7.188)]; προτείνειν καὶ ὑ. [τὴν χεῖρα], to receive bribes, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.255; ὑ. χρυσίῳ τὴν χεῖρα 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 309)]: proverbial of a greedy person, ὑ. τὴν χεῖρα ἀποθνήσκων [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th-5th c.AD: Diogenianus Paroemiographus 3.12.)]
c ῥημάτων ὑ. οὖας lend an attentive ear, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 37.14; σὺ δὲ μείλιχον οὖας ὑπόσχες 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Hymni” 7.52; ὑ. τὰ ὦτά τινι 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor 2.230 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, etc.)]
d hold a cup under another vessel, while something is poured into it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.151, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1063, “Pax” 431, compare 909: also _intransitive_, ὑ. κρουνοῖς)] stand under shower baths, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Antyllus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 10.3.10.)]
e put under, like wax under a seal, τι ταῖς αἰσθήσεσι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 191d.)]
f ὑ. μαστόν, of mother or nurse giving suck, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1372; νηπίοις θηλὴν ὑ. 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Romulus” 21.)]
2 supply, afford, furnish, νεφέλην [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 199.7 (ὑπερς χών Casaubon))]; πλοῦτος ὑ. μέριμναν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.54; πάντα 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 841)]; ὑ. τὸ αὐτὸ τοῖς ἐναντίοις (i.e. fear) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.21)]; ὑ. ἑαυτόν submit oneself to another, so as to be at his disposal or follow his advice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.44, variant in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 399b: also with)]infinitive, ὑπόσχες Σωκράτει ἐξελέγξαι allow Socrates to examine you, [Refs ([prev. author] “Grg.” 497b.)]
II uphold, support, τοὺς ὤμους [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.72.)]
II.2 undergo, suffer, τήνδ᾽ ἄτην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1274 (_anapaest meter_); ζημίαν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1308; κακόν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 196)]; τιμωρίαν τινός for a thing, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.81, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.221, 4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 91, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 716b; πυρὸς αἰωνίου δίκην NT.Jude.7; κόλασιν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.198d, etc.)]; also τούτων τὰς αἰτίας to be subject to accusation for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.67; τούτων.. οὐκ ἂν δικαίως τὴν αἰτίαν ὑπέχοιμι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 33b; ψόγον ἀμουσίας ὑ. [prev. author] “R.” 403c.)]
II.3 in law-phrases, ὑ. δίκας [τινός] to have to give an account of a thing, or suffer a penalty, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.118; δίκην ὑπόσχες αἵματος.. Εὐμενίσι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1649; ὑ. φόνου δίκας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 872c (poetry also φόνον μητρὸς ὑφέξω)] in the same sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 1318 (_anapaest meter_)); δίκην ὑ. τῶν πεπραγμένων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.95; ὑφέξειν τὴν δίκην 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 552; ὑφέξω τοῖς κακίοσιν δίκην 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1253; ὑ. τῇ πόλει δίκην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 99a)]; τοιάνδε δίκην ὑφέξειν undergo such a trial, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.53, compare “IG” 12(2) [same place])]; τοῖς χρήμασι τὰς σίκας ὑ. to have to pay the penalty with one's property, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 20.17)]; ὑ. δίκας, ἐὰν.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.77; ὑ. κρίσιν περὶ ὧν ἄν τις ἐγκαλῇ [prev. author] 21.125:)] — ὑ. καὶ λαμβάνειν τὸ δίκαιον ἐπὶ τῶν χρηματιστῶν, i.e. to have the right of suing or being sued, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 5.213, +others (2nd c.BC))]; λαμβάνω ἐγὼ καὶ ὑπέχω τὸ δίκαιον ὑπὲρ τοῦ Πολυκλείτου [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PEnteux.” 8.6 (3rd c.BC); ἐπαναγκάσαι αὐτὸν τὸ δίκαιον ἡμῖν ὑποσχεῖν [prev. work] 59.11 (3rd c.BC).)]
II.3.b ἐμοὶ λόγον ὑποσχέτω let him render account to me, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 338d; οὐδενὶ θέλων ὑπέχειν λόγον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.4.9; ὑ. τῇ πόλει περὶ τοῦ βίου λόγον 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 4.37; ὑ. εὐθύνας [ἀρχῆς] Lys.. 24.26, compare 9.11, 30.3.)]
II.4 sustain, maintain, λόγον an argument, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1354a5, “Metaphorical” 1011a22, +others; ὑπόθεσιν [prev. author] “Top.” 158a31; θέσιν καὶ ὁρισμόν [prev. work] 160b14. (For the)]middle, see at {ὑπισχνέομαι}.)