foot
Pous denotes bodily feet, whether washed, used for standing and walking, or placed beneath someone in imagery of subjection.
The term most often identifies bodily feet in physical actions and conditions, including washing, standing, walking, clothing, injury, and binding. It also marks a position at or beside someone's feet and occurs in repeated clauses that place enemies or all things beneath feet as an image of subjection.
Senses in use
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Bodily feet in physical action or condition · dominant
The noun names the bodily members involved in washing, anointing, standing, walking, and physical limitation. In John 13:5 the APB renders the clause about washing the disciples' feet, while Acts 14:10 renders the command, "Stand upright on your feet," followed by walking; Acts 14:8 describes a man unable in the feet who had never walked.
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Position at or beside a person's feet · common
The plural form marks the location where people fall, place objects, or receive instruction. In Acts 4:37 the APB renders money placed "beside the feet of the apostles"; in Acts 22:3 it renders Paul as brought up "at the feet of Gamaliel," and in John 11:32 Mary falls at Jesus' feet.
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Feet in imagery of subjection · common
In clauses about enemies or all things being placed beneath someone, the term supplies the bodily image of what lies under the feet. In 1 Corinthians 15:27 the APB renders "all things" as subjected "under his feet," and Hebrews 1:13 renders enemies made "a footstool of your feet."
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB regularly presents the term with "feet" or, in the singular, "foot," including phrases such as "under his feet" and "at the feet." These renderings confirm the clauses' physical and spatial imagery without assigning every English wording directly to the term.