Lexical Summary hupechó: To endure, to undergo, to suffer Original Word: ὑπέχω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance suffer. From hupo and echo; to hold oneself under, i.e. Endure with patience -- suffer. see GREEK hupo see GREEK echo NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom hupo and echó Definition to hold or put under, fig. to undergo NASB Translation undergoing (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5254: ὑπέχωὑπέχω; properly, to hold under, to put under, place underneath; as τήν χεῖρα, Homer, Iliad 7, 188; Demosthenes, Plato, others; metaphorically, to sustain, undergo: δίκην, to suffer punishment. Jude 1:7 (very often so in secular authors from Sophocles down; also δίκας, κρίσιν, τιμωρίαν, etc.; ζημίαν, Euripides, Ion 1308; 2 Macc. 4:48). Topical Lexicon Ὑπέχω (hypécho) – Undergoing JudgmentRange of Meaning and Biblical Setting Classically the verb can mean to bear, endure, or be subjected to something. The New Testament narrows that idea to the experience of bearing a divine penalty, appearing only once—Jude 1:7. Jude 1:7 – A Solemn Exhibit “…Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities…are on display as an example, in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.” (Jude 1:7) The participle ὑπέχουσαι pictures the cities now and continually subject to God’s righteous retribution. The emphasis is on the enduring reality of judgment. Theological Emphasis • Judgment as Example: Sodom and Gomorrah become a settled precedent for future judgment (2 Peter 2:6; 1 Corinthians 10:6). Historical and Intertestamental Echoes Second Temple writings often cite Sodom as the model of final judgment (Wisdom of Solomon 10:7; Sirach 16:8-9). Jude taps that shared memory to warn against teachers who pervert grace (Jude 4), fusing Greek diction with Hebraic theology. Pastoral and Ministry Significance 1. Teaching Sound Doctrine—underscores sexual purity and doctrinal fidelity. Related Scriptural Parallels Romans 1:27; Hebrews 2:2-3; Revelation 18:4-8; 2 Peter 2:6—all affirm that sin invites a deserved and often enduring recompense, even when they employ different vocabulary. Summary Strong’s 5254 encapsulates the state of actively bearing divine punishment. Its solitary New Testament use anchors Jude’s plea to contend for the faith with sober remembrance that God’s historic judgments are neither momentary nor obsolete. The term stands as a linguistic witness to the certainty, justice, and endurance of God’s righteous retribution—calling the church to holiness, vigilance, and earnest gospel witness. Forms and Transliterations υπέσχομεν υπέσχον υπεχουσαι υπέχουσαι ὑπέχουσαι hypechousai hypéchousai upechousaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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