Greek words starting with upsilon
272 words in the Bible begin with upsilon (υ), listed most frequent first. This is page 1 of 2. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- uhiosυἱόςson: a male child or descendant; and, by extension, anyone who belongs to or shares the character of a person, group, or thing.
- humōnὑμῶνyournot studied yet
- hudōr, hudatosὕδωρwater: the physical substance and its extended uses as a purifying agent and a symbol of divine life
- hupoὑπόby/under: bynot studied yet
- huminὑμῖνyounot studied yet
- humasὑμᾶςyounot studied yet
- huperὑπέρabove/fornot studied yet
- humeisὑμεῖςyounot studied yet
- hupsēlosὑψηλόςhigh: standing up well above whatever surrounds it, as a mountain, a wall, or the height where God is enthroned
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- lofty in standing: set above other people, whether in what human beings admire or in a person's own estimate of himself
- hupsoōὑψόωto lift up: to raise on high, and so to exalt someone to a high position of honor, status, or power
- huparchōὑπάρχωto be: to exist or be in a certain state, often with a sense that the condition is already settled or true by nature
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- possessions: the goods, property, or belongings that a person has
- hupsistosὕψιστοςhighest, most exalted; as a title for God, "the Most High."
- humneōὑμνέωto praisenot studied yet
- hupsosὕψοςheightnot studied yet
- huperupsoōὑπερυψόωto exaltnot studied yet
- hupokatōὑποκάτωundernot studied yet
- hupomenōὑπομένωto stay behind: to remain in a place after others have gone on
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- to endure: to stand firm and hold out under hardship, persecution, or testing without giving up
- hupoleipōὑπολείπωto leavenot studied yet
- huetosὑετόςrainnot studied yet
- hupagōὑπάγωto go, go away, or depart from a place
- hupakouōὑπακούωto obey: to heed and carry out what an authority says, as the answer of someone who has listened to a voice.
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- to answer a knock at the door: to come to the gate in response to a caller, listening to find out who is there.
- hupnosὕπνοςsleepnot studied yet
- hupotassōὑποτάσσωto place something under an authority; to bring all things into subjection (used in the New Testament almost only of God or Christ)
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- to submit; to take one's place willingly under another, deferring to them without being forced
- hupodeiknumiὑποδείκνυμιto shownot studied yet
- hubrisὕβριςinsulting, humiliating mistreatment of a person: treatment deliberately meant to shame and degrade
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- the violent harm a storm inflicts: the battering damage of wind and sea on a ship
- hugiainōὑγιαίνωto be in good bodily health: to be well, or to recover and be well again
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- to be sound: to be healthy and free from error, said of teaching, of words, and of people held firm in the faith
- huperēphaniaὑπερηφανίαpridenot studied yet
- hupomonēὑπομονήsteadfast endurance: holding one's ground in faith under pressure, sustained by hope in God
- hupolambanōὑπολαμβάνωto take up/supposenot studied yet
- hupostrephōὑποστρέφωto return: to go back to a place or person you came from
- huparchontaὑπάρχονταbelongingsnot studied yet
- hupenantiosὑπεναντίοςopposednot studied yet
- huperēphanosὑπερήφανοςarrogant: the person who inwardly sets himself above other people, and above God, and so looks down on them
- huperoraōὑπεροράωoverlooknot studied yet
- hupodēmaὑπόδημαa sandal: a sole strapped under the foot, the ordinary footwear people walked in
- hustereōὑστερέωto be behind: to fall short of, lack, or come up short of what one should have or reach
- huakinthosὑάκινθοςhyacinthnot studied yet
- humnosὕμνοςa song of praise, above all one sung to God
- huperōonὑπερῷονupper roomnot studied yet
- hupozugionὑποζύγιονdonkeynot studied yet
- hupostasisὑπόστασιςthe real being or substance of something: what it actually is beneath how it appears
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- a firm, settled confidence: assurance held onto without wavering
- an undertaking or venture being carried through: a concrete plan one has committed to
- hupokatōthenὑποκάτωθενfrom underneathnot studied yet
- huakinthinosὑακίνθινοςdark bluenot studied yet
- huphistēmiὑφίστημιlay downnot studied yet
- hudriaὑδρίαjarnot studied yet
- huperanōὑπεράνωabovenot studied yet
- hupēretēsὑπηρέτηςan authorized subordinate who carries out a higher authority's orders: an officer, attendant, or commissioned agent within a chain of command
- hugiēsὑγιήςhealthy: sound and well in body, restored from sickness or injury.
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- sound: (of speech or teaching) healthy and wholesome, free of anything corrupt.
- hupopherōὑποφέρωto endurenot studied yet
- hupnoōὑπνόωsleepnot studied yet
- hupokritēsὑποκριτήςa hypocrite: a person whose outward show of religion does not match the inner reality that God sees.
- huperaspizōὑπερασπίζωshieldnot studied yet
- huperaspistēsὑπερασπιστήςprotectornot studied yet
- husterosὕστεροςcoming after: later in time or sequence, and so the following or the final point in a series
- huperbainōὑπερβαίνωto wrongnot studied yet
- huperechōὑπερέχωto hold the higher station: to be in authority, to be the ruling power over others
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- to surpass: to be greater than something else in worth, standing, or degree
- husterēmaὑστέρημαa lack: something still missing from a required or expected whole, a shortfall waiting to be made up
- hupakoēὑπακοήobedience: glad, attentive submission that listens to a rightful authority and does what it says
- hupantaōὑπαντάωto go out toward someone who is coming and come face to face with them
- hupocheiriosὑποχείριοςunder the handnot studied yet
- huparxisὕπαρξιςpropertynot studied yet
- hupotithēmiὑποτίθημιto laynot studied yet
- huperischuōὑπερισχύωprevail overnot studied yet
- husteronὕστερονlaternot studied yet
- hugieiaὑγίειαhealthnot studied yet
- huphainōὑφαίνωweavenot studied yet
- hudreuōὑδρεύωdrawnot studied yet
- hussōposὕσσωποςhyssopnot studied yet
- hubrizōὑβρίζωto mistreatnot studied yet
- huperballōὑπερβάλλωto surpass: to go past the mark something else set, outdoing it
- hupodeigmaὑπόδειγμαan example: a particular case put on display so that others copy it or take warning from it
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- a copy: something built to stand in for a greater original it represents
- hupokrinōὑποκρίνωto pretendnot studied yet
- hupomimnēskōὑπομιμνήσκωto bring something back into someone's mind: to remind a person of what they already know
- hupopodionὑποπόδιονa footstool: the low stool under the feet of someone seated on a chair or throne, and so whatever is placed beneath a ruler's feet
- hubristēsὑβριστήςan insolent, violent person: someone whose arrogance breaks out into the open humiliation and mistreatment of others
- hupostellōὑποστέλλωto withdrawnot studied yet
- huphantosὑφαντόςwovennot studied yet
- hugiazōὑγιάζωheal; recovernot studied yet
- hupographōὑπογράφωwrite under an inscription; subjoinnot studied yet
- hupodutēsὑποδύτηςgarment under a coat of mailnot studied yet
- hulēὕληforestnot studied yet
- huperairōὑπεραίρωbe haughtynot studied yet
- huperbolēὑπερβολήa degree that has run past the normal scale: surpassing greatness, or, as a phrase, beyond all measure
- huperogkosὑπέρογκοςboastfulnot studied yet
- hupodechomaiὑποδέχομαιto receivenot studied yet
- hueiosὕειοςbelonging to swinenot studied yet
- hupēkoosὑπήκοοςobedientnot studied yet
- hupēreteōὑπηρετέωto servenot studied yet
- hupokrisisὑπόκρισιςhypocrisy: a show of piety or goodwill that does not match what is really there inside the person putting it on.
- huponoeōὑπονοέωto supposenot studied yet
- hupoleimmaὑπόλειμμαremnant; remaindernot studied yet
- hugrosὑγρόςmoist/greennot studied yet
- huperochēὑπεροχήauthoritynot studied yet
- husὗςsownot studied yet
- hupatosὕπατοςsupremus; highestnot studied yet
- huposkelizōὑποσκελίζωtrip up one's heels; upsetnot studied yet
- huphasmaὕφασμαwoven robe; webnot studied yet
- hupostrōnnumiὑποστρώννυμιto spreadnot studied yet
- hupsōmaὕψωμαheightnot studied yet
- huperumnētosὑπερυμνητόςhighly praised; highly extollednot studied yet
- hupokaiōὑποκαίωburn by applying fire belownot studied yet
- uhiothesiaυἱοθεσίαadoption: God's legal placing of those who were not his children into his own family as full sons and heirs.
- humeterosὑμέτεροςyournot studied yet
- hupandrosὕπανδροςmarriednot studied yet
- hupechōὑπέχωto undergonot studied yet
- hupodeōὑποδέωto put onnot studied yet
- hupolēnionὑπολήνιονtroughnot studied yet
- hupomnēsisὑπόμνησιςremembrancenot studied yet
- huponoiaὑπόνοιαsuspicionnot studied yet
- hudragōgosὑδραγωγόςaqueduct; conduitnot studied yet
- huperēphaneuōὑπερηφανεύωbehave arrogantlynot studied yet
- hupoluōὑπολύωuntienot studied yet
- hupostērigmaὑποστήριγμαundergirding supportnot studied yet
- hupantēsisὑπάντησιςmeetingnot studied yet
- huperphroneōὑπερφρονέωbe haughtynot studied yet
- hupotagēὑποταγήsubmission: taking one's assigned place under another within an ordered relationship
- hupochōreōὑποχωρέωto withdrawnot studied yet
- hudrophorosὑδροφόροςcarrying waternot studied yet
- huperainetosὑπεραινετόςpraised exceedinglynot studied yet
- huperaspismosὑπερασπισμόςcovering with a shield; protectionnot studied yet
- huperendoxosὑπερένδοξοςexceedingly gloriousnot studied yet
- hupermachosὑπέρμαχοςchampion; defendernot studied yet
- huperpherōὑπερφέρωbearnot studied yet
- hupischneomaiὑπισχνέομαιpromisenot studied yet
- hupokeimaiὑπόκειμαιlie undernot studied yet
- hupomnēmatismosὑπομνηματισμόςremembrance; rememberingnot studied yet
- hupomnēmatographosὑπομνηματογράφοςrecordernot studied yet
- hupopiptōὑποπίπτωfall undernot studied yet
- huphaireōὑφαιρέωseize underneathnot studied yet
- huphantēsὑφάντηςweavernot studied yet
- hualinosὑάλινοςglassnot studied yet
- hualosὕαλοςglassnot studied yet
- hupereidōὑπερείδωto overlooknot studied yet
- hupozōnnumiὑποζώννυμιto undergirdnot studied yet
- hugrasiaὑγρασίαmoisture; urinenot studied yet
- humnētosὑμνητόςsung of; praisednot studied yet
- huperagōὑπεράγωpre-eminent; highernot studied yet
- huperekcheōὑπερεκχέωoverflownot studied yet
- huperēphanōsὑπερηφάνωςproudlynot studied yet
- hupēresiaὑπηρεσίαbody of rowers and sailors; ship's crewnot studied yet
- huponotheuōὑπονοθεύωprocure by corruption; labour underhandnot studied yet
- huphaptōὑφάπτωset on fire from underneathnot studied yet
- hudropoteōὑδροποτέωto drink waternot studied yet
- HumenaiosὙμεναῖοςHymenaeusnot studied yet
- hupeikōὑπείκωto yield: to stop resisting and give way to someone, deferring to them once they have won you over
- huperballontōsὑπερβαλλόντωςseverelynot studied yet
- huperperisseuōὑπερπερισσεύωto aboundnot studied yet
- huperpleonazōὑπερπλεονάζωto aboundnot studied yet
- hupoballōὑποβάλλωto instigatenot studied yet
- hupogrammosὑπογραμμόςexamplenot studied yet
- hupopleōὑποπλέωto sail the leenot studied yet
- hupotupōsisὑποτύπωσιςexamplenot studied yet
- hupōpiazōὑπωπιάζωto wear outnot studied yet
- husterēsisὑστέρησιςpovertynot studied yet
- hubristosὕβριστοςwanton; insolentnot studied yet
- huetizōὑετίζωcause rain; bring rainnot studied yet
- humnēsisὕμνησιςsinging in praise; praisingnot studied yet
- hupaithrosὕπαιθροςsub Dio; in the open airnot studied yet
- hupaspistēsὑπασπιστήςshield-bearer; armour-bearernot studied yet
- huperanōthenὑπεράνωθενfrom abovenot studied yet
- hupereidōὑπερείδωput under as a supportnot studied yet
- huperēphaneuomaiὑπερηφανεύομαιarrogant; behave arrogantlynot studied yet
- huperēphaneōὑπερηφανέωoverweening; arrogantnot studied yet
- huperkeimaiὑπέρκειμαιlienot studied yet
- huperkeraōὑπερκεράωoutflank; attack the wings ofnot studied yet
- hupermegethēsὑπερμεγέθηςexceedingly difficultnot studied yet
- huperpherēsὑπερφερήςexcellent; surpassingnot studied yet
- hupercharēsὑπερχαρήςoverjoyednot studied yet
- hupoblepōὑποβλέπωlook up from undernot studied yet
- hupokaluptōὑποκαλύπτωfold over; drape overnot studied yet
- hupomnēmaὑπόμνημαremembrance; memorialnot studied yet
- hupopteuōὑποπτεύωsuspiciousnot studied yet
- hupoptosὕποπτοςlooked at from beneathnot studied yet
- hupostēmaὑπόστημαstation of soldiers; campnot studied yet
- hupostērizōὑποστηρίζωunderprop; sustainnot studied yet
- huposchesisὑπόσχεσιςundertaking; engagementnot studied yet
- hupophainōὑποφαίνωbring to light from undernot studied yet
- hupochreōsὑπόχρεωςindebted; in debtnot studied yet
- huphoraōὑφοράωlook at from below; view with suspicionnot studied yet
- hupsaucheneōὑψαυχενέωcarry the neck high; show offnot studied yet
- huōὕωsend rain; rainnot studied yet
- hudrōpikosὑδρωπικόςwith edemanot studied yet
- huperakmosὑπέρακμοςpast one’s primenot studied yet
- huperauxanōὑπεραυξάνωto increasenot studied yet
- huperekeinaὑπερέκειναbeyondnot studied yet
- huperekteinōὑπερεκτείνωto overextendnot studied yet
- huperekchunōὑπερεκχύνωto overflownot studied yet
- huperentugchanōὑπερεντυγχάνωto intercede: to step in and plead with God on someone else's behalf
- hupernikaōὑπερνικάωto conquer overwhelmingly: to win far beyond an ordinary victory, to be more than a conqueror
- hupodikosὑπόδικοςaccountablenot studied yet
- hupolimpanōὑπολιμπάνωto leave behindnot studied yet
- hupopneōὑποπνέωto blow gentlynot studied yet
- hupostolēὑποστολήshrinkingnot studied yet
- hupotrechōὑποτρέχωto sail undernot studied yet
- hupsēlophroneōὑψηλοφρονέωbe arrogantnot studied yet
- hupoleimmaὑπόλειμμαa vestigenot studied yet
- huainaὕαιναhyaenanot studied yet
- huainēsὑαίνηςhyenanot studied yet
- hubristikosὑβριστικόςgiven to wantonness; wantonnot studied yet
- hubristriaὑβρίστριαinsolent; haughty womannot studied yet