- Original: ὑπόστασις - Transliteration: Hupostasis - Phonetic: hoop-os'-tas-is - Definition: 1. a setting or placing under a. thing put under, substructure, foundation 2. that which has foundation, is firm a. that which has actual existence 1. a substance, real being b. the substantial quality, nature, of a person or thing c. the steadfastness of mind, firmness, courage, resolution 1. confidence, firm trust, assurance - Origin: from a compound of G5259 and G2476 - TDNT entry: 17:32,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From a compound of G5259 and G2476 ; a setting under (support) that is (figuratively) concretely essence or abstractly assurance (objectively or subjectively): - confidence confident person substance. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • confidence, 2 2 Corinthians 11:17; Hebrews 3:14 • confident, 1 2 Corinthians 9:4 • person, 1 Hebrews 1:3 • substance, 1 Hebrews 11:1