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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (prep.) Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.

2. (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.

3. (prep.) Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority, or of falling short.

4. (prep.) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep.

5. (prep.) Less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under discussion.

6. (adv.) In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail.

7. (a.) Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject; subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent; undertone; under dose; under-garment; under officer; undersheriff.

Greek

5284. hupopleo -- to sail under (ie under the lee of)
... to sail under (ie under the lee of). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupopleo
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-op-leh'-o) Short Definition: I sail under Definition ...
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5295. hupotrecho -- to run in under
... to run in under. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupotrecho Phonetic Spelling:
(hoop-ot-rekh'-o) Short Definition: I run under shelter of Definition: I ...
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5259. hupo -- by, under
... by, under. Part of Speech: Preposition Transliteration: hupo Phonetic Spelling:
(hoop-o') Short Definition: by, under, about Definition: by, under, about. ...
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5293. hupotasso -- to place or rank under, to subject, mid. to ...
... 5292, 5293. hupotasso. 5294 . to place or rank under, to subject, mid. ... 5293
(from 5259 , "under" and 5021 , "arrange") -- properly, "God's," ie (His plan). ...
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5297. hupophero -- to bear by being under, to endure
... to bear by being under, to endure. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupophero
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-of-er'-o) Short Definition: I endure, suffer ...
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5270. hupokato -- below, under
... below, under. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: hupokato Phonetic Spelling:
(hoop-ok-at'-o) Short Definition: underneath Definition: underneath, below ...
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2709. katachthonios -- under the earth
... under the earth. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: katachthonios Phonetic
Spelling: (kat-akh-thon'-ee-os) Short Definition: under the earth ...
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5299. hupopiazo -- to strike under the eye
... to strike under the eye. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupopiazo Phonetic
Spelling: (hoop-o-pee-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I bruise, worry, exhaust ...
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5217. hupago -- to lead or bring under, to lead on slowly, to ...
... to lead or bring under, to lead on slowly, to depart. Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: hupago Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ag'-o) Short Definition: I go away ...
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5294. hupotithemi -- to place under, lay down, mid. to suggest
... 5293, 5294. hupotithemi. 5295 . to place under, lay down, mid. to suggest.
Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupotithemi Phonetic ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8460. techoth -- under
... 8459, 8460. techoth. 8461 . under. Transliteration: techoth Phonetic
Spelling: (tekh-oth') Short Definition: under. Word Origin ...
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2001b. Haman -- a Pers. leader serving under Ahasuerus
... a Pers. leader serving under Ahasuerus. Transliteration: Haman Short Definition:
Haman. ... leader serving under Ahasuerus NASB Word Usage Haman (50), Haman's (4). ...
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5663. Ebed Melek -- "servant of a king," an official under King ...
... "servant of a king," an official under King Zedekiah. Transliteration: Ebed Melek
Phonetic Spelling: (eh'-bed meh'-lek) Short Definition: Ebed-melech. ...
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2477. Chalach -- an area under Assyr. control
... 2476, 2477. Chalach. 2478 . an area under Assyr. ... Word Origin probably of foreign
origin Definition an area under Assyr. control NASB Word Usage Halah (3). ...
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2764a. cherem -- devoted thing, devotion, ban
... 2764, 2764a. cherem. 2764b . devoted thing, devotion, ban. Transliteration:
cherem Short Definition: under. Word Origin from charam ...
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3533. kabash -- to subdue, bring into bondage
... 1), brought them into subjection (2), forced into bondage (1), forcing (1), subdue
(1), subdued (5), subjugate (1), trample (1), tread our under foot (1 ...
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7650. shaba -- to swear
... Usage adjure (6), curse (1), exchanged oaths (1), made a covenant (1), made an oath
(1), promised on oath (1), promised them by oath (1), put the under oath (1 ...
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8478. tachath -- underneath, below, instead of
... 8477, 8478. tachath. 8479 . underneath, below, instead of. Transliteration:
tachath Phonetic Spelling: (takh'-ath) Short Definition: under. Word Origin a prim ...
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5541. calah -- to make light of, toss aside
... tread down under foot, value A primitive root; to hang up, ie Weigh, or (figuratively)
contemn -- tread down (under foot), value. 5540, 5541. calah. 5541a ...
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947. bus -- to tread down, trample
... loath, tread down, under foot, be polluted. A primitive root; to trample (literally
or figuratively) -- loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted. ...
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Library

Under the Fig-Tree.
... UNDER THE FIG-TREE. ... It is evident that something had occurred with Nathanael under
the fig -tree outside the common details of every-day life. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/how to live a holy life/under the fig-tree.htm

Under his Shadow.
... UNDER HIS SHADOW. ... TO ABOUT A SCORE BRETHREN."He that dwelleth in the secret place
of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.""Psalm 91:1. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/till he come/under his shadow.htm

Let those of us who are under the Rod, be Very Solicitous to ...
... 4. LET those of us who are under the Rod, be very solicitous to improve
it aright, that in the End it may indeed be well. HEAR, my ...
/.../submission to divine providence in the death of children/4 let those of us.htm

Prosperity under Persecution
... Prosperity Under Persecution. A Sermon (No.997). Delivered by. CH SPURGEON,.
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. "Come on let ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/prosperity under persecution.htm

Under the Olive Trees.
... Jesus' Habits of Prayer Under the Olive Trees. The twelfth mention is
made by Luke, chapter twenty-two. It is Thursday night of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on prayer/under the olive trees.htm

Under the Trials of this Life.
... Songs of the Cross and Consolation. UNDER THE TRIALS OF THIS LIFE. Full
often as I meditate Upon the world's disorder'd state, I ...
/.../gerhardt/paul gerhardts spiritual songs/under the trials of this.htm

Of the Conditions under which the Bodies of the Damned Will Rise ...
... OF THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE BODIES OF THE DAMNED WILL RISE AGAIN (THREE
ARTICLES). ... Under this head there are three points of inquiry: ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/of the conditions under which.htm

Under the Ban of Theodosius and of the Latrocinium.
... IV."Under the Ban of Theodosius and of the Latrocinium. Theodoret was at
Antioch when Count Rufus brought him the edict. His friends ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/iv under the ban of theodosius.htm

"I Waked under Water"
... Chapter 1. Wesley as a Missionary to Georgia "I Waked Under Water". Sunday,
April 4."About four in the afternoon I set out for ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/i waked under water.htm

Whether the Whole Christ is Contained under Each Species of this ...
... OF THE WAY IN WHICH CHRIST IS IN THIS SACRAMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether the
whole Christ is contained under each species of this sacrament? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the whole christ is 2.htm

Thesaurus

Under (4325 Occurrences)
... 1. (prep.) Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered;
lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the ...
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Under-part (1 Occurrence)
Under-part. Underneath, Under-part. Underparts . Multi-Version
Concordance Under-part (1 Occurrence). Job 28:5 The earth! ...
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Under-winevat (1 Occurrence)
Under-winevat. Underwent, Under-winevat. Underworld . Multi-Version
Concordance Under-winevat (1 Occurrence). Mark 12 ...
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Under-girding (1 Occurrence)
Under-girding. Undergirding, Under-girding. Undergo . Multi-Version
Concordance Under-girding (1 Occurrence). Acts 27 ...
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Sockets (44 Occurrences)
... Exodus 26:19 You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two
sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another ...
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Subjection (40 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of bringing under the dominion
of another; the act of subduing. 2. (n.) The state of being ...
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Knob (4 Occurrences)
... Exodus 25:35 and a knob under two branches of it, and again a knob under two branches
of it, and again a knob under two branches of it, for the six branches ...
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Knop (4 Occurrences)
... Exodus 25:35 And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop
under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same ...
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Subdue (26 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and
bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish. ...
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Subdued (41 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the
Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God ...
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Bible Concordance

Under (4325 Occurrences)

Under occurs 4325 times in 12 translations.

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