πούς (poύs) — foot / to be very hospitable to / to act humbly

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: πούς; ποδός

Related lemmas: ἀνδραποδιστής · ὀρθοποδέω · ποδήρης · στρατοπεδάρχης · στρατόπεδον · τετράπουν

Sense 1: foot

Semantic entry: 8.49

Semantic domains: Body, Body Parts, and Body Products

Subdomains: Parts of the Body

Definition: the part of the leg below the ankle on which a person or animal stands and moves

Notes: In OET REV 10:1 (οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὡς στῦλοι πυρός ‘his feet were like pillars of fire’) it is possible that πούς refers to the leg since the context of OET REV 10:1 would seem to favor this interpretation, but the meaning of ‘foot’ should not be excluded, especially since this passage refers to an image as part of a supernatural vision, and one cannot be certain of the specific intent.

Show passage in OET: MAT 4:6

OET-RV MAT 4:6

6 and told him, “Throw yourself down if you’re God’s son, because it’s written in the scriptures that God will command his messengers to look after you and to carry you in their arms so that you won’t bash your foot on a rock.”

OET-LV MAT 4:6

6 and he _is _saying to _him:
If you _are the_son of_ the _god, throw yourself down, because/for it _has _been _written, that Will _be _commanding to _the messengers of _him concerning you, and:
They _will _be _carrying you in their_hands, lest you _may _strike the foot of _you against a_stone.

Show passage in OET: MAT 5:35

OET-RV MAT 5:35

35 nor by the earth because it’s God’s footrest, nor by Yerushalem (Jerusalem) because it’s the supreme king’s city.

OET-LV MAT 5:35

35 nor by the earth, because it _is the_footstool of _the feet of _him, nor in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), because it _is the_city of _the great king,

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All 71 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 4:6 · OET MAT 5:35 · OET MAT 7:6 · OET MAT 10:14 · OET MAT 15:30 · OET MAT 18:8 · OET MAT 22:13 · OET MAT 28:9

MRK: OET MRK 5:22 · OET MRK 6:11 · OET MRK 7:25 · OET MRK 9:45

LUK: OET LUK 1:79 · OET LUK 4:11 · OET LUK 7:38 · OET LUK 7:44–46 · OET LUK 8:35 · OET LUK 8:41 · OET LUK 9:5 · OET LUK 10:11 · OET LUK 10:39 · OET LUK 15:22 · OET LUK 17:16 · OET LUK 24:39–40

JHN: OET JHN 11:2 · OET JHN 11:32 · OET JHN 11:44 · OET JHN 12:3 · OET JHN 13:5–6 · OET JHN 13:8–10 · OET JHN 13:12 · OET JHN 13:14 · OET JHN 20:12

ACT: OET ACT 5:9–10 · OET ACT 7:5 · OET ACT 7:33 · OET ACT 7:49 · OET ACT 7:58 · OET ACT 10:25 · OET ACT 13:25 · OET ACT 13:51 · OET ACT 14:8 · OET ACT 14:10 · OET ACT 16:24 · OET ACT 21:11 · OET ACT 22:3 · OET ACT 26:16

ROM: OET ROM 3:15 · OET ROM 10:15

CO1: OET CO1 12:15 · OET CO1 12:21

EPH: OET EPH 6:15

HEB: OET HEB 12:13

REV: OET REV 1:15 · OET REV 1:17 · OET REV 2:18 · OET REV 3:9 · OET REV 10:1–2 · OET REV 11:11 · OET REV 12:1 · OET REV 13:2 · OET REV 19:10 · OET REV 22:8

Sense 2: to be very hospitable to

Semantic entry: 34.59

Semantic domains: Association

Subdomains: Show Hospitality

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to wash the feet, derived from the practice of washing the feet of any guest entering the home) to show sincere and gracious hospitality to someone

Notes: It is also possible that the idiom πόδας νίπτω means ‘to perform humble duties on behalf of someone’ (see 88.58: νίπτω / 88.58: πούς).

Collocations: πόδας νίπτω

Show passage in OET: TI1 5:10

OET-RV TI1 5:10

10 She should be known for her good undertakings, for example if she raised children, if she was hospitable to strangers, if she washed the feet of believers, if she helped those who were oppressed, and if she always tried to do what was right.

OET-LV TI1 5:10

10 being _attested in good works:
if she _raised _children, if she _lodged _strangers, if she _washed the_feet of _holy ones, if she _assisted being _oppressed ones, if she _followed _after to _every work good.

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Sense 3: to act humbly, to behave in a humble manner

Semantic entry: 88.58

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Humility

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to wash the feet) to show humility by doing humble tasks

Notes: For another interpretation of πόδας νίπτω in OET TI1 5:10, see 34.59: νίπτω / 34.59: πούς.

Collocations: πόδας νίπτω

Show passage in OET: JHN 13:14

OET-RV JHN 13:14

14 So if the master and teacher of you all washed your feet, then you also ought to wash each other’s feet.

OET-LV JHN 13:14

14 Therefore if I the master and the Teacher washed the feet of _you _all, you _all also are _ought to _be _washing the feet of _one _another.

Show passage in OET: TI1 5:10

OET-RV TI1 5:10

OET-LV TI1 5:10

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Sense 4: to turn over to, to put at someone’s disposal

Semantic entry: 57.82

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Give

Definition: (idioms, literally: to put at someone’s feet) to present something to someone who is reckoned as having superior status or position

Collocations: τίθημι παρὰ τοὺς πόδας; τίθημι πρὸς τοὺς πόδας

Show passage in OET: ACT 4:35

OET-RV ACT 4:35

35 They would lay them down in front of the missionaries, and from there it was distributed around according to what needs each person had.

OET-LV ACT 4:35

35 and they _were _laying them before the feet of _the ambassadors, and it _was _being _distributed to _each, as _much _as wishfully anyone was _having need.

Show passage in OET: ACT 4:37

OET-RV ACT 4:37

37 owned a field which he sold, and brought the money and put it down in front of the missionaries.

OET-LV ACT 4:37

37 possessing by _him of_a_field, having _sold it brought the money and laid it before the feet of _the ambassadors.

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All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: OET ACT 4:35 · OET ACT 4:37 · OET ACT 5:2

Sense 5: to live, to behave, to conduct oneself correctly

Semantic entry: 41.30

Semantic domains: Behavior and Related States

Subdomains: Particular Patterns of Behavior

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to make straight wheel tracks for the feet) to live or behave in strict conformance to a predetermined model for behavior

Collocations: τροχιὰς ὀρθὰς ποιέω τοῖς ποσίν

Show passage in OET: HEB 12:13

OET-RV HEB 12:13

13 Make your paths straight so that those who are lame won’t be discouraged, but rather come and be healed.

OET-LV HEB 12:13

13 and paths straight be _making for _the feet of _you _all, in _order _that not the lame may _be _turning _away, but may _be _healed rather.

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Sense 6: under the complete control of

Semantic entry: 37.8

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Control, Restrain

Definition: (idioms, literally under the feet of, and: footstool of the feet) to be under the complete control of someone

Notes: In a number of languages it is simply not possible to preserve the idiom ‘under the feet of,’ though in some instances one may use a parallel idiom, for example, ‘to stand on,’ so that OET CO1 15:25 might be rendered ‘until he stands on all his enemies,’ but it is more likely that the idiom in this context is better rendered as ‘until he defeats all his enemies.’

Collocations: ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας; ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν; ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν

Show passage in OET: MAT 5:35

OET-RV MAT 5:35