Luke 20:43

Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.)

English Translation

Until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."'

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ὑποπόδιον

hypopódion

G5286

“footstool”

Noun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter

Appears 8× in the Greek New Testament
First appears at Matthew 5:35

Full Thayer's Definition

Origin: from a compound of G5259 and G4228

TDNT: None

1. a footstool a. to make one a footstool of one's feet, i.e. to subject, to reduce under one's power b. metaph. taken from the practice of conquerors who placed their feet on the necks of their conquered enemies

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

10: words
8: distinct lemmas
Gospels: section

Notable vocabulary

The rarest word here is ὑποπόδιον footstool G5286 — appearing just 8 times in the whole Greek New Testament.

Shared distinctive vocabulary

ὑποπόδιον footstool G5286 occurs in 8 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:

Repetition

Words recur within this verse:

τοὺς the G3588 ×2
σου you G4771 ×2

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to Luke 20:43 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Psalms 110:1 Yahweh says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet."
Luke 19:27 But bring those enemies of mine who didn't want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"
Revelation 19:14–21 The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen.
Psalms 2:1–9 Why do the nations rage, And the peoples plot a vain thing?
Psalms 72:9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
Psalms 110:5–6 The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.
Psalms 21:8–12 Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
Psalms 109:4–20 In return for my love, they are my adversaries; But I am in prayer.

Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Notes on Luke 20:43 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 43. Thy footstool.] Literally, the footstool of thy feet. They shall not only be so far humbled that the feet may be set on them; but they shall be actually subjected, and put completely under that Christ whom they now despise, and are about to crucify.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

43. till I make thine enemies thy footstool] “He must reign till He hath put all enemies under His feet,” 1Co_15:25.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges

43. ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου. “He must reign till He hath put all enemies under His feet,” 1Co 15:25.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament

Marvin R. Vincent

Of thy feet [των ποδων σου] . A. V. omits.

Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Lesson kit

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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 10 words (8 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is hypopódion (“footstool”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

How does “footstool” (hypopódion) shape what this verse is saying?
Matthew 5:35 shares the word «footstool» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
“the” occurs 2× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
The translations on this page render this verse differently — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment. What might account for the different wordings?
Reading how Adam Clarke's Commentary and The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?

Things to notice

These translations choose different wording for 3 words in this verse.
“the” occurs 2× in this single verse.
8 distinct Greek lemmas span 10 words in this verse.