ΥΠΟΔΕΗΣ, υποδεης
YPODEĒS, ypodeēs
Sounds Like: hoo-po-DEH-ace
Translations: needy, in need, lacking, deficient, wanting
From the root: ΥΠΟΔΕΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This adjective describes someone or something that is in a state of need, lacking something essential, or deficient. It implies a condition of dependence or insufficiency. It is a compound word formed from 'ὑπό' (hypo, meaning 'under' or 'below') and 'δέω' (deo, meaning 'to bind' or 'to lack').
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G5249 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΔΕΗΣ.
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.
- ΥΠΟΔΕΕΣ — inferior, a subordinate, deficient, a deficient one, subject, a subject one
- ΥΠΟΔΕΕΣΤΕΡΑ — inferior, lesser, more deficient, an inferior (thing/person)
- ΥΠΟΔΕΕΣΤΕΡΟΙΣ — inferior, subordinate, deficient, less, to the inferior, to the subordinate, to the deficient
- ΥΠΟΔΕΕΣΤΕΡΟΥΣ — inferior, more inferior, less, lesser, more lacking, those who are more inferior
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