Strong's Lexicon
hupostasis: Substance, assurance, confidence, essence, reality
Original Word:ὑπόστασις
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:hupostasis
Pronunciation:hoo-pos'-tas-is
Phonetic Spelling:(hoop-os'-tas-is)
Definition:Substance, assurance, confidence, essence, reality
Meaning:(lit: an underlying), (a) confidence, assurance, (b) a giving substance (or reality) to, or a guaranteeing, (c) substance, reality.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek preposition ὑπό (hupo, meaning "under") and the verb ἵστημι (histēmi, meaning "to stand").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "hupostasis" is תּוֹכֶן (tochen, Strong's H8508), which can mean "substance" or "essence."
Usage:In the New Testament, "hupostasis" is used to convey the idea of a foundational reality or essence. It can refer to the underlying substance or actual being of something, as opposed to mere appearance. In a more abstract sense, it is used to denote confidence or assurance, particularly in the context of faith.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Greek philosophy, "hupostasis" was used to describe the essential nature or underlying reality of a thing, distinguishing it from its attributes or appearances. In the context of the New Testament, this term takes on a theological significance, particularly in discussions about the nature of faith and the reality of spiritual truths.
HELPS Word-studies
5287hypóstasis(from5259/hypó, "under" and2476/hístēmi, "to stand") – properly, (to possess)standing under a guaranteed agreement ("title-deed"); (figuratively) "title" to a promise or property, i.e. a legitimateclaim (because it literally is, "under a legal-standing") –entitling someone to what is guaranteed under the particular agreement.
For the believer,5287/hypóstasis ("title of possession") is the Lord's guarantee to fulfill the faith He inbirths (cf. Heb 11:1 with Heb 11:6). Indeed we areonly entitled to what God grants faith for (Ro 14:23).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
hupo and
histémiDefinitiona support, substance, steadiness, hence assurance
NASB Translationassurance (2), confidence (2), nature (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5287: ὑπόστασιςὑπόστασις,
ὑποστάσεως,
ἡ (
ὑφίστημι), a word very common in Greek authors, especially from
Aristotle onward, in widely different senses, of which only those will be noticed which serve to illustrate N. T. usage;
1.a setting or placing under; thing put under, substructure, foundation:Psalm 68:3 ();τοῦοἴκου,Ezekiel 43:11;τοῦτάφου,Diodorus 1, 66.2.that which has foundation, is firm; hence,
a.that which has actual existence; a substance, real being:τῶνἐνἀεριφαντασμάτωντάμένἐστικατ'ἐμφασιν,τάδέκαθ'ὑπόστασιν,Aristotle, de mundo, 4, 19, p. 395{a}, 30;φαντασίανμένἔχεινπλούτου,ὑπόστασινδέμή,Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 3, 14; (ἡαὐγή)ὑπόστασινἰδίανοὐκἔχει,γεννᾶταιδέἐκφλογός,Philo de incorruptibil. mundi § 18; similarly in other writings (cf.Sophocles Lexicon, under the word, 5; Liddell and Scott, under the word, III. 2).
b.the substantial quality, nature, of any person or thing:τοῦΘεοῦ (R. V.substance),Hebrews 1:3 (Wis. 16:21;ἴδε ...τίνοςὑποστάσεωςἤτίνοςεἴδουςτυγχάνουσινοὕςἐρεῖτεκαίνομιζετεΘεούς, Epist. ad'Diogn. 2, 1 [ET]; (cf. Suicer, Thesaurus, under the word)).
c.steadiness of mind,firmness, courage resolution (οἱδέῬόδιοιθεωροῦντεςτήντόνΒυζαντινωνὑπόστασιν,Polybius 4, 50, 10;οὐχοὕτωτήνδύναμιν,ὡςτήνὑπόστασιναὐτοῦκαίτολμᾶνκαταπεπληγμενωντῶνἐναντίων, id. 6, 55, 2; add,Diodorus 16, 32f;Josephus, Antiquities 18, 1, 6);confidence, firm trust, assurance:2 Corinthians 9:4;2 Corinthians 11:17;Hebrews 3:14;Hebrews 11:1 (forתִּקְוָה,Ruth 1:12;Ezekiel 19:5; forתּוחֶלֶת,Psalm 38:8 ()). Cf. Bleek, Br. an d. Hebrew ii. 1, pp. 60ff, 462ff; Schlatter, Glaube im N. T., p. 581.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
confidence, substance.From a compound ofhupo andhistemi; a setting under (support), i.e. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively) -- confidence, confident, person, substance.
see GREEKhupo
see GREEKhistemi
Forms and Transliterations
υποστασει υποστάσει ὑποστάσει υποστασεως υποστάσεως ὑποστάσεως υπόστασιν υποστασις υπόστασις υπόστασίς ὑπόστασις hypostasei hypostásei hypostaseos hypostaseōs hypostáseos hypostáseōs hypostasis hypóstasis upostasei upostaseos upostaseōs upostasisLinks
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