Subject, Subjection (Verb, Adjective, Noun) - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Subject, Subjection (Verb, Adjective, Noun)
[ A-1,Verb,G5293, hupotasso ]primarily a military term, to rank under" (hupo, "under," tasso, "to arrange"), denotes
(a) "to put in subjection, to subject," Romans 8:20 (twice); in the following, the RV, has to subject for AV, "to put under," 1 Corinthians 15:27 (thrice), 1 Corinthians 15:28 (3rd clause); Ephesians 1:22; Hebrews 2:8 (4th clause); in 1 Corinthians 15:28 (1st clause), for AV "be subdued;" in Philippians 3:21, for AV, "subdue;" in Hebrews 2:5, AV, "hath ... put in subjection;"
(b) in the Middle or Passive Voice, to subject oneself, to obey, be subject to, Luke 2:51; Luke 10:17, Luke 10:20; Romans 8:7; Romans 10:3, RV, "did (not) subject themselves" [AV, "have (not) submitted themselves"]; Romans 13:1, Romans 13:5; 1 Corinthians 14:34, RV, "be in subjection" (AV, "be under obedience"); 1 Corinthians 15:28 (2nd clause); 1 Corinthians 16:16 RV, "be in subjection" (AV, "submit, etc."); so Colossians 3:18; Ephesians 5:21, RV, "subjecting yourselves" (AV, "submitting, etc."); Ephesians 5:22, RV in italics, according to the best texts; Ephesians 5:24, "is subject;" Titus 2:5, Titus 2:9, RV, "be in subjection" (AV, "be obedient"); Titus 3:1, RV, "to be in subjection;" (AV, "to be subject"); Hebrews 12:9, "be in subjection;" James 4:7, RV, "be subject" (AV, "submit yourselves"); so 1 Peter 2:13; 1 Peter 2:18, RV, "be in subjection;" so 1 Peter 3:1, AV and RV; 1 Peter 3:5, similarly; 1 Peter 3:22, "being made subject;" 1 Peter 5:5, RV, "be subject" (AV, "submit yourselves"); in some texts in the 2nd part, as AV. See OBEDIENT, SUBMIT.
Note: For doulagogeo, 1 Corinthians 9:27, AV, "bring into subjection," See BONDAGE, B, No. 3. For anupotaktos, "not subject," Hebrews 2:8, See DISOBEDIENT, B, Note.
[ B-1,Adjective,G1777, enochos ]
"held in, bound by," in Hebrews 2:15, "subject to:" See DANGER, B, No. 1.
Note: For "subject to like passions," James 5:17, AV, See PASSION.
[ C-1,Noun,G5292, hupotage ]
"subjection," occurs in 2 Corinthians 9:13; Galatians 2:5; 1 Timothy 2:11; 1 Timothy 3:4.