ΥΠΟΘΕΣΕΙΣ, υποθεσεις
YPOTHESEIS, ypotheseis
Sounds Like: hoo-po-THEH-seess
Translations: hypothesis, supposition, proposition, subject, topic, argument, a hypothesis, a supposition, a proposition, a subject, a topic, an argument
From the root: ΥΠΟΘΕΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a foundation, a basis, or a starting point for an argument or discussion. It can mean a proposition, a subject, or a topic that is put forward for consideration. It is often used in philosophical or rhetorical contexts to refer to the underlying premise or assumption of an argument.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5287 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΘΕΣΙΣ.
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.
- ΥΠΟΘΕΣΕΩΣ — of a subject, of a theme, of a topic, of a proposition, of a hypothesis, of a supposition, of a foundation, of a basis
- ΥΠΟΘΕΣΙΝ — hypothesis, a hypothesis, subject, a subject, theme, a theme, proposition, a proposition, basis, a basis, foundation, a foundation
- ΥΠΟΘΕΣΙΣ — hypothesis, a hypothesis, subject, a subject, pretext, a pretext, supposition, a supposition, proposal, a proposal, argument, an argument, basis, a basis, foundation, a foundation
- ΥΠΟΘΗΣΕΙΣ — deposits, foundations, assumptions, propositions, hypotheses
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