ΥΠΟΔΥΕΣΘΑΙ, υποδυεσθαι
YPODYESTHAI, ypodyesthai
Sounds Like: hoo-po-DYOO-es-thai
Translations: to go under, to enter, to undertake, to put on, to assume, to creep under
From the root: ΥΠΟΔΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb, specifically an active infinitive. It describes the action of going under something, entering into a situation, undertaking a task, or putting on something like clothing or a disguise. It can also mean to assume a role or character. It implies a deliberate action of placing oneself beneath or into something.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5261 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 8:282
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΔΥΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΔΥΝ — they entered, they went under, they put on, they slipped under, they crept under
- ΥΠΟΔΕΔΥΚΕΙΣΑΝ — they had gone under, they had crept under, they had entered secretly
- ΥΠΟΔΕΔΥΚΥΙΑΙ — having gone under, having entered, having crept under, having put on
- ΥΠΟΔΥΕΤΑΙ — he enters, she enters, it enters, he assumes, she assumes, it assumes, he undertakes, she undertakes, it undertakes, he puts on, she puts on, it puts on
- ΥΠΟΔΥΝΤΕΣ — having entered, having gone under, having put on, having assumed, having crept under
- ΥΠΟΔΥΝΤΩΝ — of entering secretly, of slipping under, of putting on, of assuming, of feigning
- ΥΠΟΔΥΣ — entering under, sinking under, going under, a going under, a sinking, a hiding place, a burrow
- ΥΠΟΔΥΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having gone under, having entered secretly, having crept in, having slipped in, having put on
- ΥΠΟΔΥΩ — sink under, put on, assume, enter
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