ΥΠΟΣΤΡΩΣΗΤΕ, υποστρωσητε
YPOSTRŌSĒTE, ypostrōsēte
Sounds Like: hoo-pos-TROH-see-teh
Translations: you should spread under, you should lay under, you should strew under
From the root: ΥΠΟΣΤΡΩΝΝΥΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition ὑπό (hypo), meaning 'under', and the verb στρώννυμι (stronnumi), meaning 'to spread' or 'to strew'. Together, it means 'to spread under', 'to lay under', or 'to strew under'. It is used to describe the action of placing something beneath another object or surface, often implying a covering or foundation. In a figurative sense, it can refer to preparing a way or making something ready.
Inflection: Second Person Plural, Aorist, Subjunctive, Active
Strong’s number: G5260 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 3:2
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
- ΥΠΟΣΤΡΩΝΝΥΜΕΟΙ — spreading under, laying under, strewing under, laying down, spreading out, laying 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
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