ἈΠΟΦΡΑΤΤΕΙΝ, ἀποφραττειν
APOPHRATTEIN, apophrattein
Sounds Like: ah-poh-PHRAT-teen
Translations: to stop up, to block, to obstruct, to close, to shut off
From the root: ἈΠΟΦΡΑΤΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to stop up,' 'to block,' or 'to obstruct.' It is often used to describe physically blocking a passage or entrance, such as stopping the flow of water or closing off a path. It can also be used metaphorically to mean hindering or preventing something.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0640 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 9:221
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΦΡΑΤΤΩ.
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- ἈΠΕΦΡΑΤΤΕΝ — he was stopping up, he was blocking, he was shutting off, he was closing
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