STRONGS G4228:
πούς (not
πούς, see
Lob. ad Phryn., p. 765;
Göttling, Accentl., p. 244; (
Chandler, Greek Accentuation, § 566);
Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 d.;
Lipsius, Gram. Untersuch., p. 48),
ποδός,
ὁ (allied with
πέδον,
πέζα, Latin
pes, etc.;
Curtius, § 291;
Vanicek, p. 473), dative plural
ποσίν, from
Homer down, Hebrew
רֶגֶל;
a foot, both of men and of beasts:
Matthew 4:6;
Matthew 7:6;
Matthew 22:13;
Mark 9:45;
Luke 1:79;
John 11:44;
Acts 7:5;
1 Corinthians 12:15;
Revelation 10:2, and often. From the oriental practice of placing the foot upon the vanquished (
Joshua 10:24), come the follow expressions:
ὑπό τούς πόδας συντρίβειν ((which see)
τινα,
Romans 16:20;
ὑποτάσσειν τινα,
1 Corinthians 15:27;
Ephesians 1:22;
Hebrews 2:8;
τιθέναι,
1 Corinthians 15:25;
τιθέναι τινα ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν,
Matthew 22:44 L T Tr WH;
ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν,
Matthew 22:44 R G;
Mark 12:36 (here
WH ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν);
Luke 20:43;
Acts 2:35;
Hebrews 1:13;
Hebrews 10:13; disciples listening to their teacher's instruction are said
παρά (or
πρός)
τούς πόδας τίνος καθῆσθαι or
παρακαθισαι,
Luke 10:39;
Acts 22:3, cf.
Luke 8:35; to lay a thing
παρά (or
πρός)
τούς πόδας τίνος is used of those who consign it to his power and care,
Matthew 15:30;
Acts 4:35,
37;
Acts 5:2;
Acts 7:58. In saluting, paying homage, supplicating, etc., persons are said
πρός τούς πόδας τίνος πίπτειν or
προσπίπτειν:
Mark 5:22;
Mark 7:25;
Luke 8:41;
Luke 17:16 παρά);
Revelation 1:17;
εἰς τούς πόδας τίνος,
Matthew 18:29 (
Rec.);
John 11:32 (here
T Tr WH πρός);
πίπτειν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ποδῶν τίνος,
Revelation 19:10;
προσκυνεῖν ἔμπροσθεν (or
ἐνώπιον)
τῶν ποδῶν τίνος,
Revelation 3:9;
Revelation 22:8;
πεσών ἐπί τούς πόδας,
Acts 10:25. By a poetic usage that member of the body which is the chief organ or instrument in any given action is put for the man himself (see
γλῶσσα, 1); thus
οἱ πόδες τίνος is used for the man in motion:
Luke 1:79 (Psalm 118:101 (
Ps. 119:101);
Acts 5:9;
Romans 3:15;
Romans 10:15;
Hebrews 12:13.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Joshua
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10:24
- Psalms
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119:101
- Matthew
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4:6; 7:6; 15:30; 18:29; 22:13; 22:44; 22:44
- Mark
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5:22; 7:25; 9:45; 12:36
- Luke
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1:79; 1:79; 8:35; 8:41; 10:39; 17:16; 20:43
- John
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11:32; 11:44
- Acts
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2:35; 4:35; 4:37; 5:2; 5:9; 7:5; 7:58; 10:25; 22:3
- Romans
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3:15; 10:15; 16:20
- 1 Corinthians
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12:15; 15:25; 15:27
- Ephesians
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1:22
- Hebrews
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1:13; 2:8; 10:13; 12:13
- Revelation
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1:17; 3:9; 10:2; 19:10; 22:8