ΥΠΕΠΡΗΣΑΝ, υπεπρησαν
YPEPRĒSAN, ypeprēsan
Sounds Like: hoo-pep-REE-san
Translations: they swelled up, they became inflamed, they were secretly inflamed
From the root: ΠΡΗΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the 3rd person plural aorist active indicative form of the verb ὑποπρήθω (hypoprēthō), meaning 'to swell up underneath' or 'to become secretly inflamed'. It describes a state where something or someone has become swollen or inflamed, often implying an internal or hidden cause. It can be used to describe physical swelling or an internal emotional state like anger or resentment that has built up.
Inflection: 3rd Person, Plural, Aorist, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G5258 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 8:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΗΣΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΗΣΑΙ — to swell, to burn, to set on fire, to inflame
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