ὑποτασσόμενοι
hypotássō
being submissive
To place under authority, to arrange or assign someone or something to a lower or subordinate position; to bring into an ordered or controlled structure. In passive or middle voice, to subject oneself, to submit voluntarily, or to accept subordination. Used in various contexts including household relations, community order, social and political arrangement, and military structure.
1 Peter 2:18 · Word #3
Lexicon G5293
| Lemma | ὑποτάσσω |
| Transliteration | hypotássō |
| Strong's | G5293 |
| Definition | To place under authority, to arrange or assign someone or something to a lower or subordinate position; to bring into an ordered or controlled structure. In passive or middle voice, to subject oneself, to submit voluntarily, or to accept subordination. Used in various contexts including household relations, community order, social and political arrangement, and military structure. |
Morphology V PRS PASS PTCP NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | being submissive |
| Literal | submitting-yourselves |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὑποτάσσω |
| Strong's | G5293 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5293-17
being subordinated
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present tense, passive voice, participle, nominative masculine plural (Gr,V,PPP,NMP); denotes ongoing action or state as a descriptive participle. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present passive participle nominative masculine plural indicates an ongoing state of being placed under authority. "Being subordinated" preserves the passive voice and the core sense of arranged under or ordered below. |
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