ὑποτάσσω hypotassō (G5293) literally means “to arrange under” and was a Greek military term meaning “to arrange [troop divisions] in a military fashion under the command of a leader.” In non-military use, it was “a voluntary attitude of giving in, cooperating, assuming responsibility, and carrying a burden”. The Hebrew equivalent of is הִכָּנַעְנָה hikana’anah which means to “surrender” in the sense of humbling oneself from the Hebrew word עָנָה ‘anah (H6031) which means “to be brought low” or “afflicted” (cf. Genesis 34:2; Exodus 10:3; Deuteronomy 8:2-3; Deuteronomy 21:14; Deuteronomy 22:24; Deuteronomy 22:29; Psalms 35:13).
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