STRONGS NUMBER G5217

Original Word: ὑπάγω
Transliteration: hypagō
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ag'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to lead or bring under, to lead on slowly, to depart
Meaning: to lead or bring under, to lead on slowly, to departdepart, go away.

From hupo and ago; to lead (oneself) under, i.e. Withdraw or retire (as if sinking out of sight), literally or figuratively -- depart, get hence, go (a-)way.

see GREEK hupo

see GREEK ago

STRONGS NT 5217: ὑπάγω

ὑπάγω; imperfect ὑπῆγον;

1. transitive, to lead under, bring under (Latinsubducere); so in various applications in the Greek writings from Homer down; once in the Scriptures, ὑπηγαγε κύριος τήν θάλασσαν, for הולִיך, he caused to recede, drove back, the sea, Exodus 14:21.

2. in the N. T. always intransitive (less frequent so in secular authors from Herodotus down) (Latinse subducere) to withdraw oneself, to go away, depart, (cf. ἄγω, 4; and see Buttmann, 204 (177)): absolutely, Mark 6:33; Luke 8:42 (where L Tr marginal reading πορεύεσθαι); ; John 8:21; John 14:5, 28 (Tobit 12:5); οἱ ἐρχόμενοι καί οἱ ὑπάγοντες, coming and going, Mark 6:31; ὑπάγει καί πωλεῖ, Matthew 13:44; ὑπῆγον καί ἐπίστευον, John 12:11; (ἵνα ὑπάγητε καί καρπόν φέρητε, John 15:16); ἀφίημι; τινα ὑπάγειν, to permit one to depart freely wherever he wishes, John 11:44; John 18:8; ὕπαγε is used by one in dismissing another: Matt. ( R T Tr WH); ; Mark (Mark 2:9 Tdf.); ; with εἰς εἰρήνην added, Mark 5:34; ὑπάγετε ἐν εἰρήνη, James 2:16; or in sending one somewhere to do something, Luke 10:3; plural Matthew 8:32; with oriental circumstantiality (see ἀνίστημι, II. 1 c.) ὕπαγε is prefixed to the imperatives of other verbs: Matthew 5:24; Matthew 8:4; ( G L T Tr WH); ; Mark 1:44; Mark 10:21; Mark 16:7; John 4:16; John 9:7; Revelation 10:8; with καί inserted, Matthew 18:15 Rec.; Mark 6:38 (T Tr WH omit; Tr brackets καί); Revelation 16:1. Particularly, ὑπάγω is used to denote the final departure of one who ceases to be another's companion or attendant, John 6:67; euphemistically, of one who departs from life, Matthew 26:24; Mark 14:21. with designations of place: ποῦ (for ποῖ (Winers Grammar, § 54, 7; Buttmann, 71 (62))), John 12:35; John 14:5; John 16:5; 1 John 2:11; opposed to ἔρχεσθαι, to come, John 3:8; John 8:14; ὅπου (for ὅποι (Winers Grammar, and Buttmann, as above)), John 8:21; John 13:33, 36; John 14:4; Revelation 14:4; ἐκεῖ John 11:8; πρός τόν πέμψαντά με, πρός τόν πατέρα, πρός τόν Θεόν, to depart (from earth) to the father (in heaven) is used by Jesus of himself, John 7:33; John 13:3; John 16:5, 10, 16 (T Tr WH omit; L brackets the clause),17; followed by εἰς with an accusative of the place, Matthew 9:6; Matthew 20:4, 7; Mark 2:11; Mark 11:2; Mark 14:13; Luke 19:30; John 6:21 (cf. Buttmann, 283 (243)); ; εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν, Revelation 13:10; εἰς ἀπώλειαν, Revelation 17:8, 11; followed by εἰς with an accusative of the place and πρός τινα, Matthew 26:18; Mark 5:19; ὑπάγω ἐπί τινα, Luke 12:58; ὑπάγω with an infinitive denoting the purpose, John 21:3; μετά τίνος with an accusative of the way, Matthew 5:41. On the phrase ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου (Matthew 4:10 G L brackets; ; Mark 8:33; Luke 4:8 R L in brackets), see ὀπίσω, 2 a. at the end