ΥΦΙΣΤΑΜΑΙ, υφισταμαι
YPHISTAMAI, yphistamai
Sounds Like: hoo-FEE-stah-my
Translations: to stand under, to endure, to exist, to be, to withstand, to promise, to guarantee
From the root: ΥΦΙΣΤΑΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΥΠΟ (HYPO, meaning 'under') and the verb ΙΣΤΑΜΑΙ (HISTAMAI, meaning 'to stand'). It literally means 'to stand under' something, which can imply supporting, enduring, or submitting to it. In a broader sense, it can mean to exist, to be, or to come into being. It can also mean to withstand or resist, or even to promise or guarantee something by standing firm on it.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G5286 (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, ΥΦΙΣΤΑΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΥΦΙΣΤΑΜΕΝΑΣ — standing by, standing under, resisting, undertaking, enduring, submitting, being present, being at hand
- ΥΦΙΣΤΑΜΕΝΟΙ — standing under, enduring, resisting, submitting, existing, being, a standing under, an enduring, a resisting, a submitting, an existing, a being
- ΥΦΙΣΤΑΜΕΝΟΥΣ — standing under, enduring, existing, being, submitting to, those standing under, those enduring, those existing, those being, those submitting to
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