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Strong's G5287 ὑπόστασις (hypostasis)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5287 — naar (“out”) in the Hebrew Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number G5287
Language Greek
Linked Usages 25
Books 12

Strong's G5287 Quick Answer

Strong's G5287 ὑπόστασις (hupostasis) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hupostasis (hoop-os'-tas-is) n. 1. a setting under (support) 2. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively) It has 25 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include things, substance, she, bear, and sons. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
hupostasis (hoop-os'-tas-is) n. 1. a setting under (support) 2. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively)
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
things, substance, she, bear, and sons

Meaning and Definition

hupostasis (hoop-os'-tas-is) n. 1. a setting under (support) 2. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively) [from a compound of G5259 and G2476] KJV: confidence, confident, person, substance Root(s): G5259, G2476

Original Word
ὑπόστασις
Transliteration
hupostasis
Derivation
Root: ἵστημι R1: 5259 R2: 2476
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5287. 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)

confidence/essence

Usage: ὑπό-στασις, -εως, ἡ (ὑφίστημι, to set under, stand under, support) [in LXX for מַצָּב (1Ki.13:23 14:4 B), תִּקְוָה (Rut.1:12, Eze.19:5), etc., also in Wis.16:21 ;] __1. a support, base or foundation (in various senses). __2. substance (Arist., al.; opposite to φαντασία, ἔμφασις): Heb.1:3 __3. steadiness, firmness (Polyb., al.), hence, assurance, confidence: 2Co.9:4 11:17, Heb.3:14 11:1 (here perhaps title-deed, as that which gives reality or guarantee; see MM, xxv).† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

things substance she bear sons now made thee earth midst israel destroyed

How Strong's G5287 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 19 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 G5287 (ὑπόστασις) appears 20 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5287 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 G5287 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

2 Corinthians 9:4 KJV

Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

2 Corinthians 11:17 KJV

That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

Hebrews 1:3 KJV

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

Strong's G5287 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 1:12 Septuagint / Brenton

How shall I alone be able to bear your labor, and your burden, and your gainsayings?

Deuteronomy 11:6 Septuagint / Brenton

and all things that he did to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab the son of Reuben, whom the earth opening her mouth swallowed up, and their houses, and their tents, and all their substance that was with them, in the midst of all Israel:

Judges 6:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And they encamped against them, and destroyed their fruits until they came to Gaza; and they left not the support of life in the land of Israel, not even ox or ass among the herds.

Strong's G5287 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Solomon 16:21 Septuagint / Brenton

For thy sustenance declared thy sweetness unto thy children, And serving to the appetite of the eater, Tempered itself to every man’s liking.

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5287.

Deuteronomy 1:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How shall I alone be able to bear your labor, and your burden, and your gainsayings?
Deuteronomy 11:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and all things that he did to Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab the son of Reuben, whom the earth opening her mouth swallowed up, and their houses, and their tents, and all their substance that was with them, in the midst of all Israel:
Judges 6:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they encamped against them, and destroyed their fruits until they came to Gaza; and they left not the support of life in the land of Israel, not even ox or ass among the herds.
Ruth 1:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Turn now, my daughters, for I am too old to be married: for I said, Suppose I were married, and should bear sons;
1 Kingdoms 13:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it was near the time of vintage: and their tools were valued at three shekels for a plowshare, and there was the same rate for the axe and the sickle.
1 Kingdoms 13:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there went out some from the camp of the Philistines to the place beyond Michmash.
1 Kingdoms 14:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in the midst of the passage whereby Jonathan sought to pass over to the encampment of the Philistines, there was both a sharp rock on this side, and a sharp rock on the other side: the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
Job 22:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, And the fire shall devour what is left of their property.
Psalms 38:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, thou hast made my days old; And my existence is as nothing before thee: Nay, every man living is altogether vanity. Pause.
Psalms 38:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now what is my expectation? is it not the Lord? And my ground of hope is with thee. Pause.
Psalms 68:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am stuck fast in deep mire, and there is no standing: I am come in to the depths of the sea, and a storm has overwhelmed me.
Psalms 88:48 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember what my being is: For hast thou created all the sons of men in vain?
Psalms 138:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My bones which thou madest in secret were not hidden from thee, Nor my substance, in the lowest parts of the earth.
Jeremiah 10:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
vessels.
Jeremiah 23:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if they had stood in my counsel, and if they had hearkened to my words, then would they have turned my people from their evil practices.
Ezekiel 19:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she saw that he was driven away from her, and her hope of him perished, and she took another of her whelps; she made him a lion.
Ezekiel 26:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
With the hoofs of his horses they shall trample all thy streets: he shall slay thy people with the sword, and shall bring down to the ground the support of thy strength.
Ezekiel 43:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall bear their punishment for all the things that they have done: and thou shalt describe the house, and its entrances, and the plan thereof, and all its ordinances, and thou shalt make known to them all the regulations of it, and describe them before them: and they shall keep all my commandments, and all my ordinances, and do them.
Nahum 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maidservants were led away as doves moaning in their hearts.
2 Corinthians 9:4 New Testament, KJV
Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
2 Corinthians 11:17 New Testament, KJV
That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
Hebrews 1:3 New Testament, KJV
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
Hebrews 3:14 New Testament, KJV
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
Hebrews 11:1 New Testament, KJV
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For thy sustenance declared thy sweetness unto thy children, And serving to the appetite of the eater, Tempered itself to every man’s liking.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5287, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1:12 Deuteronomy 11:6
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 6:4
Ruth 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 1:12
1 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 13:21 1 Kingdoms 13:23 1 Kingdoms 14:4
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 22:20
Psalms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 38:6 Psalms 38:8 Psalms 68:3 Psalms 88:48 Psalms 138:15
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 10:17 Jeremiah 23:22
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 19:5 Ezekiel 26:11 Ezekiel 43:11
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 2:8
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 9:4 2 Corinthians 11:17
Hebrews 3 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 1:3 Hebrews 3:14 Hebrews 11:1
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 16:21

Strong's G5287 FAQ

What does hypostasis (ὑπόστασις) mean?

Hypostasis (Strong's G5287) is a Greek word most simply glossed "confidence". hupostasis (hoop-os'-tas-is) n. 1. a setting under (support) 2. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively)

How many times is hypostasis (ὑπόστασις) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's G5287 across 12 books.

Where can I study hypostasis (ὑπόστασις) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5287 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate hypostasis (ὑπόστασις)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as things, substance, she, bear, sons, and now. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5287 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 19 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5287, with linked reader references where each row is available.