James:4:7
rwp@James:4:7 @{Be subject therefore unto God} (\hupotagte oun ti thei\). Second aorist (ingressive) passive imperative of \hupotass\, old verb, to range under (military term also). Same form in strkjv@1Peter:2:23; strkjv@5:5|. With the dative case \thei\ (unto God). The aorist has the note of urgency in the imperative. Note the ten aorist imperatives in verses 7-10| (\hupotagte, antistte, eggisate, katharisate, hagnisate, talaiprsate, penthsate, klausate, metatrapt, tapeinthte\). {But resist the devil} (\antistte de ti diaboli\). Second aorist (ingressive) active (intransitive) imperative of \anthistmi\, "take a stand against." Dative case \diaboli\. Result of such a stand is that the devil will flee (\pheuxetai\, future middle of \pheug\). See strkjv@1Peter:5:8f.; strkjv@Ephesians:6:11f.; strkjv@Luke:10:17|.