ΥΠΟΣΤΗΣΙΣ, υποστησις
YPOSTĒSIS, ypostēsis
Sounds Like: hoo-pos-TAH-sis
Translations: substance, reality, assurance, confidence, person, a substance, a reality, an assurance, a confidence, a person
From the root: ΥΠΟΣΤΑΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a feminine noun meaning 'substance', 'reality', 'assurance', or 'confidence'. In theological contexts, it can refer to 'person' or 'hypostasis', particularly in discussions of the Trinity. It is a compound word formed from 'ὑπό' (HYPO, 'under') and 'στάσις' (STASIS, 'a standing'). It describes that which stands under or supports something, hence its meaning of underlying reality or foundation. It can also refer to a firm standing or conviction, leading to the meaning of assurance or confidence.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5287 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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.
- ΥΠΟΣΤΑΣ — substance, a substance, assurance, an assurance, confidence, a confidence, reality, a reality, foundation, a foundation, existence, an existence
- 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
- ΥΠΟΣΤΩΣΙΝ — substance, a substance, reality, a reality, confidence, a confidence, assurance, an assurance
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