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Strong's G5266 ὑπόδημα (hypodema)

Hypodema means “shoe” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5266 — nacaq (“ascend”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5266
Language Greek
Linked Usages 34
Books 18

Strong's G5266 Quick Answer

Strong's G5266 ὑπόδημα (hupodema) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hupodema (hoop-od'-ay-mah) n. 1. something bound under the feet, i.e. a shoe or sandal [from G5265] It has 34 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include feet and shoe's. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
hupodema (hoop-od'-ay-mah) n. 1. something bound under the feet, i.e. a shoe or sandal [from G5265]
Usage
34 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
feet and shoe's

Meaning and Definition

hupodema (hoop-od'-ay-mah) n. 1. something bound under the feet, i.e. a shoe or sandal [from G5265] KJV: shoe Root(s): G5265

Original Word
ὑπόδημα
Transliteration
hupodema
Derivation
Root: ὑποδέω R1: 5265
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5266. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

sandal

Usage: ὑπόδημα, -τος, τό (ὑποδέω), [in LXX for נָעַל ;] a sole bound under the foot, a sandal: Mat.3:11 10:10, Mrk.1:7, Luk.3:16 10:4 15:22 22:35, Jhn.1:27; τ. ποδῶν, Act.7:33 (LXX) Act.13:25.† SYN.: σανδάλιον, q.v (AS)

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How Strong's G5266 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render hupodema, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

feet Luke 15:22 shoe's John 1:27

How Strong's G5266 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5266 (ὑπόδημα) appears 24 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5266 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5266 in the New Testament

10 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 3:11 KJV

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Matthew 10:10 KJV

Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

Mark 1:7 KJV

And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

Strong's G5266 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 14:23 Septuagint / Brenton

that I will not take from all thy goods from a string to a shoe latchet, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich.

Exodus 3:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Exodus 12:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And thus shall ye eat it: your loins girded, and your sandals on your feet, and your staffs in your hands, and ye shall eat it in haste. It is a Passover to the Lord.

Strong's G5266 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 46:19 Septuagint / Brenton

And before his long sleep he made protestation in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man’s goods, so much as a shoe: And no man did accuse him.

Usage Excerpts

First 34 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5266.

Genesis 14:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that I will not take from all thy goods from a string to a shoe latchet, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich.
Exodus 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Exodus 12:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thus shall ye eat it: your loins girded, and your sandals on your feet, and your staffs in your hands, and ye shall eat it in haste. It is a Passover to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 25:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then his brother’s wife shall come forward before the elders, and shall loose one shoe from off his foot, and shall spit in his face, and shall answer and say, Thus shall they do to the man who will not build his brother’s house in Israel.
Deuteronomy 25:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that has had his shoe loosed.
Deuteronomy 29:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet the Lord God has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, until this day.
Deuteronomy 33:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His sandal shall be iron and brass; As thy days, so shall be thy strength.
Joshua 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the captain of the Lord’s host said to Joshua, Loose thy shoe off thy feet, for the place whereon thou now standest is holy.
Joshua 9:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
Joshua 9:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
are the skins of wine which we filled when new, and they are rent; and our garments and our shoes are worn out because of the very long journey.
Ruth 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this was in former time the ordinance in Israel for redemption, and for a bargain, to confirm every word: A man loosed his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor that redeemed his right; and this was a testimony in Israel.
Ruth 4:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the kinsman said to Boaz, Buy my right for thyself: and he took off his shoe and gave it to him.
1 Kingdoms 12:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, here am I, answer against me before the Lord and before his anointed: whose calf have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom of you have I oppressed? or whom have I been violent with? or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, even to a sandal? bear witness against me, and I will make restitution to you.
3 Kingdoms 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover thou knowest all that Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two captains of the forces of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, that he slew them, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put innocent blood on his girdle that was about his loins, and on his sandal that was on his foot.
Psalms 59:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Judah is my king; Moab is the caldron of my hope; Over Edom will I stretch out my shoe; The Philistines have been subjected to me.
Psalms 107:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moab is the caldron of my hope; Over Edom will I cast my sandal; The Philistines are made subject to me.
Song of Solomon 7:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy steps are beautiful in shoes, O daughter of the prince: The joints of thy thighs are like chains, The work of the craftsman.
Isaiah 5:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall not hunger nor be weary, neither shall they slumber nor sleep; neither shall they loose their girdles from their loins, neither shall their shoe latchets be broken.
Isaiah 11:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord shall make desolate the Sea of Egypt; and he shall lay his hand on the river with a strong wind, and he shall smite the seven channels, so that men shall pass through it dry-shod.
Ezekiel 24:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt groan for blood, and have mourning upon thy loins; thy hair shall not be braided upon thee, and thy sandals shall be on thy feet; thou shalt in nowise be comforted by their lips, and thou shalt not eat the bread of men.
Ezekiel 24:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And your hair shall be upon your head, and your shoes on your feet: neither shall ye at all lament or weep; but ye shall pine away in your iniquities, and shall comfort every one his brother.
Amos 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord; For three sins of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away from him; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for sandals,
Amos 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for shoes; and we will trade in every kind of fruit.
Matthew 3:11 New Testament, KJV
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Matthew 10:10 New Testament, KJV
Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Mark 1:7 New Testament, KJV
And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Luke 3:16 New Testament, KJV
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
Luke 10:4 New Testament, KJV
Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
Luke 15:22 New Testament, KJV
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
Luke 22:35 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
John 1:27 New Testament, KJV
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
Acts 7:33 New Testament, KJV
Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
Acts 13:25 New Testament, KJV
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
Wisdom of Sirach 46:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And before his long sleep he made protestation in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man’s goods, so much as a shoe: And no man did accuse him.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5266, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5266 FAQ

What does hypodema (ὑπόδημα) mean?

Hypodema (Strong's G5266) is a Greek word most simply glossed "shoe". hupodema (hoop-od'-ay-mah) n. 1. something bound under the feet, i.e. a shoe or sandal [from G5265]

How many times is hypodema (ὑπόδημα) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 34 linked usages for Strong's G5266 across 18 books.

Where can I study hypodema (ὑπόδημα) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5266 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate hypodema (ὑπόδημα)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as feet and shoe's. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5266 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 23 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5266, with linked reader references where each row is available.