ΥΠΟΝΟΜΩΝ, υπονομων
YPONOMŌN, yponomōn
Sounds Like: hoo-po-NO-mohn
Translations: of undermining, of mines, of tunnels, of subterranean passages
From the root: ΥΠΟΝΟΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an undermining, a mine, or a subterranean passage. It is a compound word formed from 'ὑπό' (under) and 'νομός' (a place of pasturage, or related to 'νέμω' meaning to distribute or manage, here implying a cutting or digging). It describes a hidden or secret passage, often used for military purposes to approach or attack a fortified position from below.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5260 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 6:111
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΝΟΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΤΟΥΣΥΠΟΝΟΜΟΥΣ — the underground passages, the tunnels, the mines, the sewers
- ΥΠΟΝΟΜΟΙ — mines, tunnels, underground passages, saps, sewers
- ΥΠΟΝΟΜΟΙΣ — underground passages, mines, tunnels, saps, sewers, trenches
- ΥΠΟΝΟΜΟΝ — mine, a mine, tunnel, a tunnel, underground passage, an underground passage
- ΥΠΟΝΟΜΟΣ — underground passage, mine, tunnel, sewer, a mine, an underground passage
- ΥΠΟΝΟΜΟΥΣ — underground passages, mines, tunnels, sewers
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