5267. hupodikos
Strong's Lexicon
hupodikos: Guilty, under judgment

Original Word: ὑπόδικος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: hupodikos
Pronunciation: hoo-POD-ee-kos
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-od'-ee-kos)
Definition: Guilty, under judgment
Meaning: answerable to, liable to (brought under) the judgment of.

Word Origin: From the preposition ὑπό (hupo, meaning "under") and δίκη (dikē, meaning "justice" or "judgment")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of being guilty or under judgment can be related to Hebrew terms like אָשֵׁם (asham, Strong's 816), meaning "guilty" or "liable."

Usage: The term "hupodikos" is used to describe someone who is subject to judgment or liable to punishment. It conveys the idea of being under the authority of justice, implying guilt and the expectation of a judicial decision. In the New Testament, it is used to express the universal accountability of humanity before God, highlighting the need for divine grace and redemption.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of justice (dikē) was central to societal order. Being "hupodikos" meant being under the scrutiny of the law, subject to the legal system's authority. This term would resonate with early Christian audiences familiar with Roman legal practices, emphasizing the spiritual reality of standing guilty before God's perfect law.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from hupo and diké
Definition
brought to trial, answerable to
NASB Translation
accountable (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5267: ὑπόδικος

ὑπόδικος, ὑποδικον, equivalent to ὑπό δίκην ὤν, under judgment, one who has lost his suit; with a dative of the person debtor to one, owing satisfaction to: τῷ Θεῷ, i. e. liable to punishment from God, Romans 3:19 (see Morison, Critical Exposition of Romans Third, p. 147f). (Aeschylus, Plato, Andocides (), Lysias, Isaeus, Demosthenes, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
guilty.

From hupo and dike; under sentence, i.e. (by implication) condemned -- guilty.

see GREEK hupo

see GREEK dike

Forms and Transliterations
υποδικος υπόδικος ὑπόδικος υποδύτην υποδύτου hypodikos hypódikos upodikos
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Englishman's Concordance
Romans 3:19 Adj-NMS
GRK: φραγῇ καὶ ὑπόδικος γένηται πᾶς
NAS: may become accountable to God;
KJV: may become guilty before God.
INT: might be stopped and under judgment be all

Strong's Greek 5267
1 Occurrence


ὑπόδικος — 1 Occ.















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