ΔΥΣΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΤΟΣ, δυσκαθαιρετος
DYSKATHAIRETOS, dyskathairetos
Sounds Like: dys-ka-THAI-re-tos
Translations: hard to pull down, hard to destroy, difficult to demolish, impregnable
From the root: ΔΥΣΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from the prefix ΔΥΣ- (dys-), meaning 'difficult' or 'bad', and ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΤΟΣ (kath-airetos), meaning 'that which can be pulled down or destroyed'. Therefore, the word describes something that is difficult or impossible to pull down, demolish, or destroy. It is used to describe things that are resistant to being overthrown or dismantled.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine; Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine; Singular, Vocative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G1424 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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- ΔΥΣΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΤΟΝ — difficult to pull down, difficult to destroy, difficult to overthrow, difficult to remove
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