ΥΠΕΡΜΑΧΗΤΑΙ, υπερμαχηται
YPERMACHĒTAI, ypermachētai
Sounds Like: hoo-per-MAH-khee-tai
Translations: defenders, champions
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΜΑΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ὑπέρ' (hyper), meaning 'over' or 'for', and 'μάχη' (machē), meaning 'battle' or 'fight'. It refers to those who fight on behalf of or in defense of someone or something, acting as protectors or champions. It is used to describe individuals or groups who stand up to defend a cause, a city, or a people.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative or Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5220 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 1:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΜΑΧΟΣ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΜΑΧ — champion, defender, protector, a champion, a defender, a protector
- ΥΠΕΡΜΑΧΙΤΑΙ — defenders, champions, protectors, valiant ones
- ΥΠΕΡΜΑΧΟΝ — defender, champion, protector, a defender, a champion, a protector
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