ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΩ, υπερασπιω
YPERASPIŌ, yperaspiō
Sounds Like: hoo-per-as-PEE-oh
Translations: I will defend, I will protect, I will shield
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ὑπέρ' (hyper), meaning 'over' or 'on behalf of', and the verb 'ἀσπίζω' (aspizo), meaning 'to shield' or 'to defend'. It means to defend or protect someone or something, often implying a strong, active defense. It is used in sentences where one person or entity is providing protection or defense for another.
Inflection: First Person Singular, Future Active Indicative
Strong’s number: G5228 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΖΕΙ — defends, protects, shields
- ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΖΟΝΤΑ — defending, protecting, shielding, guarding
- ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΖΟΝΤΑΣ — defending, protecting, championing, guarding
- ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΖΩ — to defend, to protect, to shield, to be a shield
- ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΖΩΝ — defending, protecting, shielding, a defender, a protector
- ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΣΑΙ — to defend, to protect, to shield
- ΥΠΕΡΑΣΠΙΣΕΙ — he will defend, he will protect, he will shield
- ΥΠΕΡΗΣΠΙΚΟΤΑ — having defended, those who have defended, defenders
- ΥΠΕΡΗΣΠΙΣΕ — he defended, he protected, he shielded
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