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G5221 ὑπαντάω (hypantáō)
Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

I meet

Strong's Definition

to go opposite (meet) under (quietly), i.e. to encounter, fall in with

Derivation: from G5259 (ὑπό) and a derivative of G473 (ἀντί);

KJV Usage: (go to) meet

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ὑπαντάω, ὑπάντω: 1 aorist ὑπήντησα; to go to meet, to meet: τίνι, Mat_8:28; Luk_8:27; Joh_11:20; Joh_11:30; Joh_12:18; also L T Tr WH in Mar_5:2; Joh_4:51; and T Tr WH in Mat_28:9; Act_16:16; (and T in Luk_17:12 (so WH marginal reading but without the dative)); in a military reference, of a hostile meeting: Luk_14:31 L T Tr WH. (Pindar, Sophocles, Euripides, Xenophon, Josephus, Plutarch, Herodian, others.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ὑπαντάω hypantaō 10x to meet, Mat_8:28 ; Luk_8:27 ; Joh_11:20 ; Joh_11:30 ; Joh_12:18 oppose.

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ὑπ -αντάω , -ῶ , [in LXX : Da LXX Dan_10:14 ( H7136 ), Sir_9:3 , al. ;] to go to meet, meet: c. dat. pers . ( v. M , Pr., 64), Mat_8:28 ; Mat_28:9 , Mar_5:2 , Luk_8:27 ; Luk_17:12 (ἀπ -, WH , txt .), Joh_4:51 ; Joh_11:20 ; Joh_11:30 ; Joh_12:18 , Act_16:16 ; of meeting in battle, Luk_14:31 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ὑπαντάω [page 650] meet, c. dat. pers. (cf. Proleg . p. 64), as in Mat_8:28 al . : cf. P Lond 32 .4 (beg. viii/A.D.?) ( = I. p, 230, Chrest . I. p. 40) ὅστις οὖν ὑπαν [τ ]ήσῃ αὐτοῖς ἐκ τῶν ὑπουργῶ [ν . Other exx. of the verb are P Oxy IX. 1196 .16 (A.D. 211 12) ὑπαντῶν το̣ῖς γεινομένο̣ις μηνιαίοις , presenting myself at the regular monthly statements (Ed.), and BGU I. 321 .20 (A.D. 216) τῇ δὲ ἀποδόσει μέχρι νῦν οὐχ ὑπήντησαν . Cf. also ὑπαπαντάω in P Strass II. 101 .4 (i/B.C.) καλῶς ποιήσεις ὐπαπαν̣τήσας ἠμῖν τῆι ζ̄ .

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

ὑπαντάω ionic -έω fut. -ήσομαι aor1 -ήντησα "to come or go to meet", either as a friend or in arms, τινί Xen. , etc.:—also c. gen., Soph. metaph. "to meet, reply or object to", τινί Eur.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

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)

Bible Occurrences (10)

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