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ἀνυπότακτος

anypótaktos

G506 substantive adjective

SILEX Entry

Definition

Not subjected, not subordinate; refers primarily to a person or state that is not brought under the authority, control, or order of another. Can describe those who resist authority (insubordinate), are disorderly, or do not acknowledge the legitimacy of an established order. Also used of things or attitudes that are not regulated or not subordinated to a standard.

Semantic Range

not subjected, not subordinate, insubordinate, unruly, disobedient, disorderly, not put under authority; (of things) not regulated or subjected to rule

Root / Etymology

From the negative prefix ἀ- (an-, 'not') and the verbal adjective ὑπότακτος (“subjected, subordinate”), derived from the verb ὑποτάσσω ('to subject, to subordinate, to place under authority'). So: ἀ- + ὑπότακτος, meaning 'not subjected.' No evidence of direct Semitic influence.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The adjective ἀνυπότακτος appears in later Classical and especially Koine Greek, and is found in New Testament and related Hellenistic literature. It describes both individuals and groups who do not accept a prescribed authority, whether civil, familial, or religious. In the New Testament (e.g., Titus 1:6, 1:10; Hebrews 2:8), the word can refer both to personal behavior (disorderly, rebellious children or people) and to the figurative status of creation not yet submitted to divine order. The nuance may range from outright rebelliousness (active resistance to authority) to a simple lack of submission (passively outside recognized authority). In literary and documentary Greek of the period, it is also attested with reference to troops that refuse orders or peoples not yet conquered. English translations often render it as 'disobedient'; however, the nuance of lack of orderly subjection or insubordination is sometimes lost.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from Α (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of ὑποτάσσω; unsubdued, i.e. insubordinate (in fact or temper):--disobedient, that is not put under, unruly.

Root Family

ἀνυπότακτος (anypótaktos) — not subjected, not subordinate, insubordinate, unruly, not under authority

Root ὑποτακ- to subject, to subordinate, to order under

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G506-01 ἀνυπότακτα anupotakta ADJ.P ACC N PL unruly not subjected things disobedient 1
G506-02 ἀνυπότακτοι anupotaktoi ADJ.S NOM M PL rebellious unsubordinate ones insubordinate ones 1
G506-03 ἀνυποτάκτοις anupotaktois ADJ.S DAT M PL rebellious to unsubordinate men to insubordinate ones 1
G506-04 ἀνυπότακτον anupotakton ADJ.S ACC N SG not subject not subjected thing unsubordinated 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G506-03 1 Timothy 1:9 ἀνυποτάκτοις anupotaktois ADJ.S DAT M PL rebellious to unsubordinate men to insubordinate ones
G506-01 Titus 1:6 ἀνυπότακτα anupotakta ADJ.P ACC N PL unruly not subjected things disobedient
G506-02 Titus 1:10 ἀνυπότακτοι anupotaktoi ADJ.S NOM M PL rebellious unsubordinate ones insubordinate ones
G506-04 Hebrews 2:8 ἀνυπότακτον anupotakton ADJ.S ACC N SG not subject not subjected thing unsubordinated
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