ΥΠΕΙΣΙΝ, υπεισιν
YPEISIN, ypeisin
Sounds Like: hoo-PEY-sin
Translations: they are, they come, they go, they enter, they approach, they steal in, they creep in
From the root: ΥΠΕΙΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΥΠΟ (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'secretly', and the verb ΕΙΜΙ (eimi), meaning 'to go' or 'to come'. Therefore, ΥΠΕΙΣΙΝ means 'they come in secretly', 'they steal in', or 'they approach stealthily'. It describes an action of movement that is not open or direct, often implying a hidden or gradual entry.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Active, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G5223 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 2:47
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΙΜΙ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΙΝΑΙ — to be under, to be subject, to be available, to be present, to be possible
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