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It can refer to the underlying substance or actual being of something, as opposed to mere appearance. In a more abstract sense, it is used to denote confidence or assurance, particularly in the context of faith.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek philosophy, "hupostasis" was used to describe the essential nature or underlying reality of a thing, distinguishing it from its attributes or appearances. In the context of the New Testament, this term takes on a theological significance, particularly in discussions about the nature of faith and the reality of spiritual truths.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5287</b> <i>hypóstasis</i>(from <a href="/greek/5259.htm">5259</a> <i>/hypó</i>, "under" and <a href="/greek/2476.htm">2476</a> <i>/hístēmi</i>, "to stand") – properly, (to possess) <i>standing under</i> a guaranteed agreement ("title-deed"); (figuratively) "<i>title</i>" to a promise or property, i.e. a legitimate <i>claim</i> (because it literally is, "<i>under</i> a legal-<i>standing</i>") – <i>entitling</i> someone to what is guaranteed under the particular agreement.</p><p class="discovery">For the believer, <a href="/greek/5287.htm">5287</a> <i>/hypóstasis</i> ("title of possession") is the Lord's guarantee to fulfill the faith He inbirths (cf. Heb 11:1 with Heb 11:6). Indeed we are <i>only en</i>titled to what God grants faith for (Ro 14:23).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5259.htm">hupo</a> and <a href="/greek/2476.htm">histémi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a support, substance, steadiness, hence assurance<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>assurance (2), confidence (2), nature (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5287: ὑπόστασις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὑπόστασις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὑποστάσεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ὑφίστημι</span>), a word very common in Greek authors, especially from <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span> onward, in widely different senses, of which only those will be noticed which serve to illustrate N. T. usage; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a setting or placing under; thing put under, substructure, foundation</span>: <a href="/interlinear/psalms/68-3.htm">Psalm 68:3</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 69:3>); <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">οἴκου</span>, <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Ezekiel 43:11</a>; <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">τάφου</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 1, 66. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">that which has foundation, is firm</span>; hence, <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="accented">that which has actual existence; a substance, real being</span>: <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀερι</span> <span class="greek2">φαντασμάτων</span> <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">μέν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐστι</span> <span class="greek2">κατ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἐμφασιν</span>, <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">δέ</span> <span class="greek2">καθ'</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπόστασιν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, de mundo, 4, 19, p. 395{a}, 30; <span class="greek2">φαντασίαν</span> <span class="greek2">μέν</span> <span class="greek2">ἔχειν</span> <span class="greek2">πλούτου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὑπόστασιν</span> <span class="greek2">δέ</span> <span class="greek2">μή</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Artemidorus</span> Daldianus, oneir. 3, 14; (<span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">αὐγή</span>) <span class="greek2">ὑπόστασιν</span> <span class="greek2">ἰδίαν</span> <span class="greek2">οὐκ</span> <span class="greek2">ἔχει</span>, <span class="greek2">γεννᾶται</span> <span class="greek2">δέ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκ</span> <span class="greek2">φλογός</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> de incorruptibil. mundi § 18; similarly in other writings (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> Lexicon, under the word, 5; Liddell and Scott, under the word, III. 2). <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">the substantial quality, nature,</span> of any person or thing: <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεοῦ</span> (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> <span class="accented">substance</span>), <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a> (Wis. 16:21; <span class="greek2">ἴδε</span> ... <span class="greek2">τίνος</span> <span class="greek2">ὑποστάσεως</span> <span class="greek2">ἤ</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span> <span class="greek2">εἴδους</span> <span class="greek2">τυγχάνουσιν</span> <span class="greek2">οὕς</span> <span class="greek2">ἐρεῖτε</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">νομιζετε</span> <span class="greek2">Θεούς</span>, Epist. ad' <span class="abbreviation">Diogn.</span> 2, 1 [ET]; (cf. Suicer, Thesaurus, under the word)). <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> <span class="accented">steadiness</span> of mind, <span class="accented">firmness, courage resolution</span> (<span class="greek2">οἱ</span> <span class="greek2">δέ</span> <span class="greek2">Ῥόδιοι</span> <span class="greek2">θεωροῦντες</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">Βυζαντινων</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπόστασιν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 4, 50, 10; <span class="greek2">οὐχ</span> <span class="greek2">οὕτω</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">δύναμιν</span>, <span class="greek2">ὡς</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">ὑπόστασιν</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">τολμᾶν</span> <span class="greek2">καταπεπληγμενων</span> <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐναντίων</span>, id. 6, 55, 2; add, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 16, 32f; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 18, 1, 6); <span class="accented">confidence, firm trust, assurance</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-4.htm">2 Corinthians 9:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-17.htm">2 Corinthians 11:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/3-14.htm">Hebrews 3:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-1.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a> (for <span class="hebrew">תִּקְוָה</span>, <a href="/interlinear/ruth/1-12.htm">Ruth 1:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Ezekiel 19:5</a>; for <span class="hebrew">תּוחֶלֶת</span>, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/38-8.htm">Psalm 38:8</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 39:8>)). Cf. Bleek, Br. an d. Hebrew ii. 1, pp. 60ff, 462ff; Schlatter, Glaube im N. T., p. 581.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>confidence, substance. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/5259.htm">hupo</a> and <a href="/greek/2476.htm">histemi</a>; a setting under (support), i.e. (figuratively) concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance (objectively or subjectively) -- confidence, confident, person, substance. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5259.htm">hupo</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2476.htm">histemi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>υποστασει υποστάσει ὑποστάσει υποστασεως υποστάσεως ὑποστάσεως υπόστασιν υποστασις υπόστασις υπόστασίς ὑπόστασις hypostasei hypostásei hypostaseos hypostaseōs hypostáseos hypostáseōs hypostasis hypóstasis upostasei upostaseos upostaseōs upostasis<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/9-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 9:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>ὑποστάσει</b> ταύτῃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by this <span class="itali">confidence.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in this same <span class="itali">confident</span> boasting.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">confidence</span> this<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 11:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ταύτῃ τῇ <b>ὑποστάσει</b> τῆς καυχήσεως</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in this <span class="itali">confidence</span> of boasting.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in this <span class="itali">confidence</span> of boasting.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> this the <span class="itali">confidence</span> of boasting<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 1:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χαρακτὴρ τῆς <b>ὑποστάσεως</b> αὐτοῦ φέρων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the exact representation <span class="itali">of His nature,</span> and upholds<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of his <span class="itali">person,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] exact expression of the <span class="itali">substance</span> of him upholding<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 3:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀρχὴν τῆς <b>ὑποστάσεως</b> μέχρι τέλους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the beginning <span class="itali">of our assurance</span> firm<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the beginning <span class="itali">of our confidence</span> stedfast<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/3-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beginning of the <span class="itali">assurance</span> unto [the] end<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πίστις ἐλπιζομένων <b>ὑπόστασις</b> πραγμάτων ἔλεγχος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> faith <span class="itali">is the assurance</span> of [things] hoped<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is <span class="itali">the substance</span> of things hoped for,<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> faith of [things] hoped for <span class="itali">[the] assurance</span> of things [the] conviction<p><b><a href="/greek/5287.htm">Strong's Greek 5287</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5287.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/upostasei_5287.htm">ὑποστάσει — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/upostaseo_s_5287.htm">ὑποστάσεως — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/upostasis_5287.htm">ὑπόστασις — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5286.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5286"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5286" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5288.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5288"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5288" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>