ΔΥΣΑΛΩΤΟΝ, δυσαλωτον
DYSALŌTON, dysalōton
Sounds Like: doo-sah-LOH-ton
Translations: hard to capture, impregnable, difficult to take, a hard-to-capture thing
From the root: ΔΥΣΑΛΩΤΟΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective meaning 'hard to capture' or 'impregnable'. It is used to describe places, structures, or even people that are difficult to overcome or conquer. It combines the prefix 'δυσ-' (dys-), meaning 'difficult' or 'bad', with 'ἁλωτός' (halōtos), meaning 'capturable' or 'vulnerable'. Thus, it literally means 'difficult to be captured'.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 20:152
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
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