ΥΠΟΒΟΛΙΜΑΙΩ, υποβολιμαιω
YPOBOLIMAIŌ, ypobolimaiō
Sounds Like: hoo-po-bo-lee-MEH-oh
Translations: supposititious, substituted, spurious, false
From the root: ΥΠΟΒΟΛΙΜΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that has been secretly or fraudulently substituted for another, or something that is false or not genuine. It is often used to refer to a child who has been secretly put in place of another, or to a literary work that is falsely attributed to an author. In the provided context, it refers to a play that is 'supposititious' or 'substituted', perhaps implying a play with a hidden or changed identity.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine or Neuter
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 7:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΒΟΛΙΜΑΙΟΣ.
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.
- ΥΠΟΒΟΛΙΜΑΙΟΣ — supposititious, substituted, spurious, false, counterfeit
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