ὑπό
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /hypó/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hypó/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ypó/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ypó/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ipó/
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *upo.
Preposition [edit]
ὑπό
- under, that is, (with the genitive) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative) of place (whither [underneath] or where [below]) or time (when [at]): among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In compounds it retains the same genitive applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specifically covertly or moderately.
Descendants [edit]
References [edit]
- Strong's Concordance number: G5259
- 2004, Benjamin W. Fortson, Indo-European Language and Culture, Blackwell Publishing, ISBN 1-4051-0316-7:
