- Transliteration: Hupostasis

- Phonetic: hoop-os'-tas-is

- Definition:

1. a setting or placing under

a. thing put under, substructure, foundation

2. that which has foundation, is firm

a. that which has actual existence

1. a substance, real being

b. the substantial quality, nature, of a person or thing

c. the steadfastness of mind, firmness, courage, resolution

1. confidence, firm trust, assurance

- Origin: from a compound of G5259" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5259 and G2476" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2476

- TDNT entry: 17:32,1

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From a compound of G5259" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5259 and G2476" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2476; a setting under (support) that is (figuratively) concretely essence or abstractly assurance (objectively or subjectively): - confidence confident person substance.