ΥΠΕΤΕΜΝΟΝΤΟ, υπετεμνοντο
YPETEMNONTO, ypetemnonto
Sounds Like: hoo-peh-TEM-non-toh
Translations: they were cutting from under, they were cutting off, they were interrupting, they were hindering
From the root: ΥΠΟΤΕΜΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ὑπό (hypo, meaning 'under' or 'from under') and the verb τέμνω (temno, meaning 'to cut'). In its imperfect form, it describes an ongoing action in the past. It can mean to cut from underneath, to cut off, or to interrupt/hinder someone or something. It implies an action that undermines or stops something from progressing.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Middle or Passive Voice, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G5293 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 7:35
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΤΕΜΝΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΤΕΜΝΕΤΟ — was cutting off, was intercepting, was secretly cutting, was undermining
- ΥΠΟΤΕΜΝΕΤΑΙ — is cut off, is intercepted, is cut short, is curtailed
- ΥΠΟΤΕΜΝΩ — cut off, cut away, sever, remove, take away
- ΥΠΟΤΕΜΟΜΕΝΟΣ — having cut from under, having cut away, having undermined, having secretly cut
- ΥΠΟΤΕΜΟΝΤΟΣ — of cutting off, of undermining, of intercepting
- ΥΠΟΤΕΜΩΝ — cutting off, secretly cutting off, intercepting, hindering, removing, taking away
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