Ancient Greek dictionary · preposition

ὑπό

[with genitive]

Transliteration: hypo

Meaning and definitions

1. [with genitive]
2. from underneath
3. under, beneath
4. by, through
5. of immediate acts of an agent, as well as further results
6. denoting the attendant or accompanying circumstances

Connected roots

• hypo-

  under, below

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• hypothesis

  a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence

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