ΔΥΣΒΑΤΑ, δυσβατα
DYSBATA, dysbata
Sounds Like: doos-BAH-tah
Translations: difficult to pass, impassable, inaccessible, hard to traverse
From the root: ΔΥΣΒΑΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is difficult or impossible to pass through or over. It is a compound word formed from 'δυσ-' (dys-), meaning 'bad' or 'difficult', and 'βατός' (batos), meaning 'passable' or 'that may be trodden'. Thus, it literally means 'difficult to pass'. It is typically used to describe terrain, roads, or places that are rugged, steep, or otherwise hard to navigate.
Inflection: Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1417 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 15:432
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΥΣΒΑΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΥΣΒΑΤΟΙΣ — (to) difficult to pass through, (to) impassable, (to) inaccessible
- ΔΥΣΒΑΤΟΝ — difficult to pass through, impassable, inaccessible, a difficult place to pass through
- ΔΥΣΒΑΤΟΣ — difficult to pass, hard to traverse, impassable, inaccessible
- ΔΥΣΒΑΤΟΥ — of difficult passage, of an impassable place, of an inaccessible place
- ΔΥΣΒΑΤΩΝ — of difficult access, of impassable places, of hard to pass through
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