ΥΦ, υφ
YPH, yph
Sounds Like: OOF
Translations: under, by, with, from, at the hand of, by means of, through
From the root: ΥΠΟ
Part of Speech: Preposition
Explanation: This word is an elided form of the preposition 'ΥΠΟ' (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'by'. The final vowel of 'ΥΠΟ' is dropped when the following word begins with a vowel and a rough breathing mark. It indicates a position beneath something, or agency (by means of someone/something), or cause. It can also denote the instrument or agent by which something is done. It is a very common preposition in Koine Greek.
Inflection: Does not inflect; governs the genitive and accusative cases.
Strong’s number: G5259 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
Clement of Alexandria
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- Deuteronomy — 4:21
- Esther — 3:13d
- 1 Maccabees — 10:38, 10:53
- Isaiah — 49:17
- Acts of the Apostles — 4:11, 24:21
- Romans — 3:9, 15:24
- 1 Corinthians — 4:3
- 2 Corinthians — 1:16, 3:3, 8:19, 8:20, 12:11
- Epistle of Barnabas — 4:4, 4:5
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 3:1
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 11:1, 12:1, 14:1, 17:1, 26:1, 43:1, 46:1, 61:1, 66:1
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:9
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 32:2, 35:4, 39:8, 40:4, 41:2, 41:3, 43:8, 55:3, 65:3, 107:3, 117:1, 117:3, 120:5, 120:6, 131:2, 132:2, 134:6
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 17:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟ.
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.
- ΤΟΥΣΥΠΟ — under, by, with, from, of, to
- Υ̓ΠΟ — by, under, from, with, at, in, through, because of, for
- Υ̓Φ — under, by, with, from, through
- ΥΠ — under, by, with, from, at, through, in, of
- ΥΠ' — by, under, with, from, at, through, in, subject to
- ΥΠʼ — by, under, from, of, with, to
- ΥΠΟ — under, by, from, with, subject to, at the hand of
- ΥΠΟΠΑ — under, by, with, by means of, in subjection to, at the foot of
- ΥΠΟΤΗΝ — under, below, by, by means of, under the
- ΥΠΟΤΟΙΣ — under, by, with, at the hands of
- ΥΦ' — by, under, from, with, a by, an under
- ΩΣΥΠΟ — under, by, with, from, of, through, at, in, to, a under, a by
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