ΥΠΟΣΤΡΩΝΝΥΜΕΟΙ, υποστρωννυμεοι
YPOSTRŌNNYMEOI, ypostrōnnymeoi
Sounds Like: hoo-pos-TRON-ny-mee-oy
Translations: spreading under, laying under, strewing under, laying down, spreading out, laying out
From the root: ΥΠΟΣΤΡΩΝΝΥΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to spread under' or 'to lay under'. It describes the action of placing something beneath another object, often to create a surface or a covering. It can also refer to strewing things on the ground, like clothes or branches, for someone to walk on. In the provided context, it likely refers to people being used as a 'spreading' or 'laying out' for others, possibly in a metaphorical sense of being trampled or used as a base.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G5260 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 2:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΣΤΡΩΝΝΥΜΙ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΣΤΡΩΝΝΥΕΝ — spread under, strew under, lay under
- ΥΠΕΣΤΡΩΝΝΥΟΝ — they were spreading, they were strewing, they were laying down
- ΥΠΕΣΤΡΩΝΥΣΑΝ — they spread under, they spread beneath, they spread out
- ΥΠΕΣΤΡΩΣΑΝ — they spread under, they spread beneath, they spread out
- ΥΠΟΣΤΡΩΝΝΥΜΙ — to spread under, to strew under, to lay under
- ΥΠΟΣΤΡΩΣΗ — to spread under, to lay under, to spread out, to lay down, to prostrate
- ΥΠΟΣΤΡΩΣΗΤΑΙ — he may spread under, she may spread under, it may spread under, he may lay under, she may lay under, it may lay under
- ΥΠΟΣΤΡΩΣΗΤΕ — you should spread under, you should lay under, you should strew under
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