ὑποτίθημι (hupotithaʸmi) — to instruct / to give instructions / to risk one’s life

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: ὑποτίθημι; aor.; ὑπέθηκα

Related lemmas: τίθημι

Sense 1: to instruct, to give instructions

Semantic entry: 33.230

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Teach

Definition: to provide instruction as to what should be done

Forms: ὑποτίθεμαι

Show passage in OET: TI1 4:6

OET-RV TI1 4:6

6 If you explain these things to the believers then you’ll be a good servant of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) the messiah, growing in the messages of faith and of the good teachings that you have followed.

OET-LV TI1 4:6

6 These things laying _down to _the brothers, you _will _be a_ good _servant of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), being _nourished in _the messages of _the faith, and of _the good teaching with _which you _have _followed.

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Sense 2: to risk one’s life

Semantic entry: 21.8

Semantic domains: Danger, Risk, Safe, Save

Subdomains: Expose Oneself to Danger

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to put down the neck) willingly and purposely to expose oneself to extreme danger and risk

Notes: In some instances one can translate this expression in OET ROM 16:4 as ‘who showed they were willing to die in order that I could live’ or ‘in order to help me continue to live, they almost died.’

Collocations: τράχηλον ὑποτίθημι

Show passage in OET: ROM 16:4

OET-RV ROM 16:4

4 who risked their lives to save mine. It’s not just me who’s thankful for them, but also all the assemblies of the non-Jews

OET-LV ROM 16:4

4 who for the life of _me, the of _themselves neck laid _down, to _whom not I only am _giving _thanks, but also all the assemblies of _the pagans,

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament