ΥΦΕΞΕΙΝ, υφεξειν
YPHEXEIN, yphexein
Sounds Like: hoo-fex-EIN
Translations: to undergo, to submit to, to suffer, to pay, to endure, to yield
From the root: ΥΠΕΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the future active infinitive of the verb ὑπέχω (hupechō). It is a compound word formed from ὑπό (hypo), meaning 'under', and ἔχω (echō), meaning 'to have' or 'to hold'. It generally means 'to hold oneself under' or 'to submit oneself to something'. It is used to describe the act of undergoing or suffering something, such as punishment, a trial, or a consequence, or yielding to a force or authority.
Inflection: Future, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5257 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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, ΥΠΕΧΩ.
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.
- ΥΠΕΛΟΧΩΝ — undergoing, enduring, suffering, submitting, holding under, yielding
- ΥΠΕΧΟΝΤΟΣ — of undergoing, of enduring, of suffering, of furnishing, of holding under, undergoing, enduring, suffering, furnishing, holding under
- ΥΠΕΧΟΥΣΑΙ — undergoing, suffering, holding out, being subject to, paying, rendering
- ΥΠΕΧΟΥΣΙΝ — they hold under, they undergo, they submit, they endure, they suffer, they are liable
- ΥΦΕΞΟΝΤΕΣ — those who will undergo, those who will suffer, those who will submit to, those who will pay
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