ΥΠΟΔΥΟΜΑΙ, υποδυομαι
YPODYOMAI, ypodyomai
Sounds Like: hoo-po-DEW-oh-my
Translations: to go under, to enter, to put on, to assume, to undertake, to take upon oneself, to creep under, to put on (clothes), to enter (a house)
From the root: ΥΠΟΔΥΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΥΠΟ (HYPO, meaning 'under' or 'below') and the verb ΔΥΟΜΑΙ (DYOMAI, meaning 'to enter', 'to sink', 'to put on'). It generally means to go or get under something, to enter, or to put on clothing. It can also be used metaphorically to mean to assume a role or character, or to undertake a task. Its usage implies an action of moving beneath or into something, or taking something upon oneself.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, 1st Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G5261 (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, ΥΠΟΔΥΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΥΠΟΔΥΟΜΕΝΑ — entering, putting on, slipping under, undertaking, assuming, taking upon oneself
- ΥΠΟΔΥΟΜΕΝΑΙ — entering, putting on, assuming, undertaking, feigning, pretending
- ΥΠΟΔΥΟΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) going under, (to) creeping under, (to) entering secretly, (to) putting on, (to) assuming
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