ΥΠΟΓΑΙΟΝ, υπογαιον
YPOGAION, ypogaion
Sounds Like: hoo-po-GEYE-on
Translations: underground, subterranean, an underground place, a subterranean place
From the root: ΥΠΟΓΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'underground' or 'subterranean'. It is a compound word formed from 'ὑπό' (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'below', and 'γαῖα' (gaia), meaning 'earth' or 'land'. It describes something located beneath the surface of the earth. In its neuter singular form, as seen here, it can also function as a noun referring to an underground place or dwelling.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 4:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΓΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΤΩΝΥΠΟΓΑΙΩΝ — of those under the earth, of the things under the earth, of the subterranean ones
- ΥΠΟΓΑΙΟΣ — underground, subterranean
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