ΥΦΕΡΠΟΝΤΑ, υφερποντα
YPHERPONTA, ypherponta
Sounds Like: hoo-fer-PON-tah
Translations: creeping over, spreading over, growing over, overspreading
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΕΡΠΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle, meaning 'creeping over' or 'spreading over'. It describes something that is in the process of extending or moving across a surface, often in a slow or insidious manner. It can be used to describe the spread of plants, diseases, or even abstract concepts like influence or corruption.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 8:13
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΕΡΠΩ, appear in our texts.
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