# subject, be subject to, subjection

## Facts:

A person is the “subject” of another person if the second person rules over the first. To “be subject to” is to “obey” or to “submit to the authority of.”

* The phrase “put in subjection to” refers to causing people to be under the authority of a leader or ruler.
* To “subject someone to something” means to cause that person to experience something negative, such as punishment.
* Sometimes the term “subject” is used to refer to being the topic or focus of something, such as in, “you will be the subject of ridicule.”
* The phrase “be subject to” means the same as “be submissive to” or “submit to.”

(See also: [submit](../other/submit.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Corinthians 2:14-16](rc://en/tn/help/1co/02/14)
* [1 Kings 4:6](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/04/06)
* [1 Peter 2:18-20](rc://en/tn/help/1pe/02/18)
* [Hebrews 2:5](rc://en/tn/help/heb/02/05)
* [Proverbs 12:23-24](rc://en/tn/help/pro/12/23)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H1697, H3533, H3665, H4522, H5647, H5927, G03500, G13790, G13960, G17770, G36630, G52920, G52930
