ΥΠΕΡΜΑΧΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ, υπερμαχησεσθαι
YPERMACHĒSESTHAI, ypermachēsesthai
Sounds Like: hoo-per-ma-KHE-ses-thai
Translations: to fight for, to defend, to contend for, to protect
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ὑπέρ' (hyper), meaning 'over' or 'on behalf of', and 'μάχομαι' (machomai), meaning 'to fight'. It means to fight on behalf of someone or something, to defend, or to contend for. It implies taking up a struggle or battle for the sake of another or a cause. In this form, it is a future infinitive, indicating an action of fighting for that is yet to happen.
Inflection: Future, Middle, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5225 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 26:242
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ.
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- ΥΠΕΡΜΑΧΟΜΑΙ — to fight for, to defend, to protect, to be a champion for
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