ΥΠΟΚΛΥΖΕΙΝ, υποκλυζειν
YPOKLYZEIN, ypoklyzein
Sounds Like: hoo-pok-LY-zane
Translations: to wash under, to wash away, to flood, to inundate
From the root: ΥΠΟΚΛΥΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ὑπό (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'below', and the verb κλύζω (klyzo), meaning 'to wash' or 'to dash'. Therefore, it literally means 'to wash under' or 'to wash away from underneath'. It is used to describe the action of water flowing beneath something, eroding it, or completely covering it, as in a flood. It implies a powerful, overwhelming flow of water.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 9:340
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΚΛΥΖΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΟΚΛΥΖΩ — to wash under, to wash away, to overwhelm, to flood
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