ΥΠΟΣΤΑΣ, υποστας
YPOSTAS, ypostas
Sounds Like: hoo-pos-TAS
Translations: substance, a substance, assurance, an assurance, confidence, a confidence, reality, a reality, foundation, a foundation, existence, an existence
From the root: ΥΠΟΣΤΑΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to that which stands under or supports something, hence its meaning can range from a physical foundation or substance to a more abstract concept like assurance or confidence. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΥΠΟ (HYPO), meaning 'under', and the verb ΙΣΤΗΜΙ (HISTEMI), meaning 'to stand'. In different contexts, it can denote the essential nature of something, a firm basis, or a state of being.
Inflection: Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative Singular (stem form)
Strong’s number: G5287 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 3:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΣΤΑΣΙΣ.
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.
- ΥΠΟΣΤΑΣΕΙ — to substance, to reality, to assurance, to confidence, to steadfastness, to foundation, to existence, to being, to a substance, to a reality, to an assurance, to a confidence, to a steadfastness, to a foundation, to an existence, to a being
- ΥΠΟΣΤΑΣΕΩΣ — of substance, of essence, of reality, of confidence, of assurance, of steadfastness, of existence, of foundation
- ΥΠΟΣΤΑΣΙΝ — substance, a substance, assurance, an assurance, confidence, a confidence, reality, a reality, person, a person, existence, an existence, foundation, a foundation, support, a support
- ΥΠΟΣΤΑΣΙΣ — substance, a substance, reality, a reality, assurance, an assurance, confidence, a confidence, person, a person, existence, an existence, foundation, a foundation
- ΥΠΟΣΤΗΣΙΣ — substance, reality, assurance, confidence, person, a substance, a reality, an assurance, a confidence, a person
- ΥΠΟΣΤΩΣΙΝ — substance, a substance, reality, a reality, confidence, a confidence, assurance, an assurance
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