ὑπόστασις

Noun

hypostasis · confidence/essence

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 5287

Lexical summary

5

NT occurrences

3

Observed forms

About this Greek word

Pr. a standing under; a taking of a thing upon one’s self; an assumed position, an assumption of a specific character, 2 Cor. 11:17; an engagement undertaken with regard to the conduct of others, a vouching, 2 Cor. 9:4; or of one’s self, a pledged profession, Heb. 3:14; an assured impression, a mental realizing, Heb. 11:1; a substructure, basis; subsistence, essence, Heb. 1:3*

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Noun declension

Noun declension, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseFeminineReferences
SingularNominative
Genitive
Hebrews 1:3
Dative
Accusative——
Vocative——

NT distribution

NT Book

ὑπόστασις

Book distribution counts: Hebrews: 3 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 2 occurrences

Author

ὑπόστασις
  • Hebrews3
  • Paul2

Author distribution counts: Hebrews: 3 occurrences; Paul: 2 occurrences