ΥΦΕΙΜΙ, υφειμι
YPHEIMI, ypheimi
Sounds Like: hoo-FEE-mee
Translations: to let down, to lower, to yield, to give way, to slacken
From the root: ΙΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ὑπό' (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'down', and the verb 'ἵημι' (hiemi), meaning 'to send' or 'to let go'. Therefore, 'ὑφίημι' literally means 'to send down' or 'to let go down'. It is used to describe the act of lowering something, such as sails or anchors, or metaphorically, to yield or give way to something, like an argument or pressure. It can also mean to slacken or relax.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G5264 (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, ΙΗΜΙ.
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.
- ΔΙΙΕΣΑΝ — they sent through, they let go through, they let go, they released, they dismissed, they sent away
- ἘΠΑΝΙΕΝΑΙ — to return, to go back, to come back
- ΕΞΕΣΜΕΝΗΝ — sent out, let go, released, emitted, discharged, allowed to go out, permitted to go out
- ΕΠΕΞΗΕΣΑΝ — they went out, they marched out, they sallied forth, they advanced
- ΕΦΗΚΑΝ — they sent, they let go, they allowed, they released, they threw, they cast, they put, they laid
- ΗΦΙΕΙ — was sending, was casting, was letting go, was throwing, was uttering
- ἸΩΜΕΝΟΙ — going, coming, sending, throwing, casting
- ΙΕΙΝ — to send, to throw, to cast, to let go, to hurl, to dispatch
- ΙΕΜΕΝΩΝ — of those being sent, of those being thrown, of those being let go, of those being cast
- ΙΕΣΑΙ — you are sending, you are throwing, you are casting, you are letting go, you are setting in motion, you are eager
- ΙΕΣΑΝ — they sent, they threw, they cast, they put, they let go
- ΙΕΤΟ — was sent, was thrown, was cast, was let go
- ΙΗΜ — I send, I throw, I cast, I hurl, I let go, I release
- ΠΡΟΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will send forth, they will go forth, they will proceed
- ΠΡΟΣΙΕΜΕΝΟΣ — receiving, accepting, admitting, allowing, welcoming, approaching, coming to
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