ΥΠΕΚΚΡΟΥΩ, υπεκκρουω
YPEKKROUŌ, ypekkrouō
Sounds Like: hoo-pek-KROO-oh
Translations: to strike from under, to undermine, to trip up, to supplant, to circumvent
From the root: ΚΡΟΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prepositions ΥΠΟ (HYPO, 'under') and ΕΚ (EK, 'out of'), combined with the verb ΚΡΟΥΩ (KROUO, 'to strike' or 'to knock'). It literally means 'to strike from under' or 'to knock out from under'. Metaphorically, it refers to undermining someone, tripping them up, supplanting them, or circumventing their efforts. It implies a subtle or indirect action to cause someone's downfall or to gain an advantage over them.
Inflection: Present Active Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G5265 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΡΟΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΚΡΟΥΣΕ — knocked, struck, beat, smote
- ΕΚΡΟΥΣΕ — he struck, he knocked, he beat, he smote, he struck against, he dashed against
- ΚΡΟΥ — I knock, I strike, I beat, I smite, I clap, I dash
- ΚΡΟΥΕΙ — knocks, strikes, beats, smites
- ΚΡΟΥΕΙΝ — to knock, to strike, to beat, to smite
- ΚΡΟΥΕΤΑΙ — is struck, is knocked, is beaten, is smitten
- ΚΡΟΥΕΤΕ — knock, strike, beat, knock!
- ΚΡΟΥΜΑ — sound, a sound, noise, a noise, stroke, a stroke, blow, a blow, beating, a beating, music, a music, tune, a tune
- ΚΡΟΥΟΝΤΑ — striking, knocking, a striking, a knocking
- ΚΡΟΥΟΝΤΕΣ — striking, knocking, beating, those who strike, those who knock, those who beat
- ΚΡΟΥΟΝΤΙ — to him who knocks, to the one knocking
- ΚΡΟΥΣΑΝΤΟΣ — of one who struck, of one who knocked, having struck, when he had struck, when he had knocked
- ΚΡΟΥΩ — knock, strike, beat, a knock
- ΚΡΟΥΩΝ — knocking, striking, beating, a knocker, a striker
- ΠΑΡΕΚΡΟΥΣΑΤΟ — deceived, defrauded, cheated
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