ΥΠΟΠΡΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ, υποπρησαντες
YPOPRĒSANTES, ypoprēsantes
Sounds Like: hoo-po-PRE-san-tes
Translations: having burned under, having set fire to, having inflamed
From the root: ΥΠΟΠΡΗΘΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix ὑπό (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'secretly', and the verb πρήθω (prethō), which means 'to blow' or 'to burn'. In this form, it refers to the action of setting fire to something from underneath, or secretly burning something. It implies a destructive action, often involving fire or intense heat.
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 18:3
From the same root
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