ΥΠΟΓΕΙΩ, υπογειω
YPOGEIŌ, ypogeiō
Sounds Like: hoo-po-GAY-oh
Translations: (to) underground, (to) a cellar, (to) a dungeon
From the root: ΥΠΟΓΕΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'underground' or 'subterranean'. When used as a noun, as it is here, it refers to an underground place, such as a cellar, basement, or dungeon. It is a compound word formed from 'ὑπό' (hypo), meaning 'under', and 'γῆ' (gē), meaning 'earth' or 'land'. It describes a location situated beneath the surface of the ground.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G5270 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 11:313
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΓΕΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΥΠΟΓΕΙΑ — underground, subterranean, a basement, a cellar
- ΥΠΟΓΕΙΟΙΣ — underground, subterranean, below ground
- ΥΠΟΓΕΙΟΣ — underground, subterranean, a subterranean
- ΥΠΟΓΕΙΩΝ — of underground, of subterranean, of things below the earth
- ΥΠΟΓΕΟΝ — underground, subterranean, a subterranean place, a cellar, a dungeon
- ΥΠΟΓΕΩΝ — underground, subterranean, a subterranean
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