ΓΕΝΕΣΘΑΙΔΥΣΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΤΟΝ, γενεσθαιδυσκαθαιρετον
GENESTHAIDYSKATHAIRETON, genesthaidyskathaireton
Sounds Like: geh-NES-thai-doos-ka-THAI-reh-ton
Translations: to become impregnable, to become indestructible, to become difficult to pull down
From the root: ΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ, ΔΥΣΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed from the aorist infinitive of the verb 'γίνομαι' (ginomai), meaning 'to become' or 'to be', and the adjective 'δυσκαθαίρετος' (dyskathairetos), meaning 'difficult to pull down' or 'indestructible'. Together, it describes the action of something becoming difficult to overcome, destroy, or dismantle. It implies a state of being made strong or fortified against attack or removal.
Inflection: Aorist Infinitive (ΓΕΝΕΣΘΑΙ), Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative (ΔΥΣΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΤΟΝ)
Strong’s numbers: G1096 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1422 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 17:15
From the same root
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