ΥΠΟΚΑΤΑΒΑΣ, υποκαταβας
YPOKATABAS, ypokatabas
Sounds Like: hoo-po-ka-ta-BAS
Translations: descending, going down, having descended
From the root: ΥΠΟΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'ὑποκαταβαίνω' (hypokatabainō), meaning 'to go down under' or 'to descend'. As a participle, it describes an action of descending or going down, often indicating a continuous or completed action depending on the tense. It can function adjectivally, modifying a noun, or adverbially, describing how an action is performed.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Aorist, Active
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 19:134
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΟΚΑΤΑΒΑΙΝΩΝ — descending, going down, coming down, one who descends
- ΥΠΟΚΑΤΕΒΗΣΑΝ — they went down, they descended, they came down
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