ΓΗΝΔΥΣΕΜΒΟΛΟΣ, γηνδυσεμβολος
GĒNDYSEMBOLOS, gēndysembolos
Sounds Like: gayn-doo-SEM-bo-los
Translations: hard to invade by land, difficult to enter by land
From the root: ΓΗ, ΔΥΣ, ΕΜΒΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from three parts: ΓΗ (gē), meaning "earth" or "land"; ΔΥΣ (dys-), a prefix indicating difficulty or badness; and ΕΜΒΟΛΟΣ (embolos), meaning "entering" or "invading." Therefore, the word describes something that is difficult or hard to invade or enter by land. It would be used to describe a place or region.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 10:23
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΓΗ, ΔΥΣ, ΕΜΒΟΛΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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