ΥΠΟΜΕΙΔΙΑΣΑΣ, υπομειδιασας
YPOMEIDIASAS, ypomeidiasas
Sounds Like: hoo-poh-may-dee-AH-sas
Translations: having smiled faintly, having smiled a little, having smirked
From the root: ΥΠΟΜΕΙΔΙΑΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ὑπό' (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'slightly', and 'μειδιάω' (meidiaō), meaning 'to smile'. Therefore, it means to smile faintly, subtly, or with a slight smirk. It describes an action of smiling that is not broad or open, but rather subdued or suggestive. As a participle, it describes someone who has performed this action.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G5260 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΜΕΙΔΙΑΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΜΕΙΔΙΑΣΕΝ — smiled, smiled a little, smiled faintly
- ΥΠΕΜΙΔΙΑΣΕΝ — he smiled, he smiled faintly, he gave a faint smile
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