ΥΦΑΠΤΕΙΝ, υφαπτειν
YPHAPTEIN, yphaptein
Sounds Like: hoo-FAP-tin
Translations: to set on fire, to kindle, to ignite
From the root: ΥΦΑΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ὑπό (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'from below,' and the verb ἅπτω (hapto), meaning 'to fasten,' 'to light,' or 'to kindle.' Therefore, it literally means 'to set on fire from below' or 'to kindle from underneath.' It is used to describe the act of igniting something, often with the implication of starting a fire or causing something to burn.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5261 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 14:41
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΦΑΠΤΩ.
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.
- ΥΦΑΠΤΟΥΣΙ — they set on fire, they kindle, they ignite
- ΥΦΑΠΤΩ — to kindle, to set on fire, to ignite
- ΥΦΑΨΑΙ — to set on fire, to kindle, to ignite
- ΥΦΗΨΑΝ — they set on fire, they kindled, they burned
- ΥΦΗΨΕΝ — he set on fire, she set on fire, it set on fire, he kindled, she kindled, it kindled, he ignited, she ignited, it ignited
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