ΕΛΕΠΟΛΙΝ, ελεπολιν
ELEPOLIN, elepolin
Sounds Like: eh-LEH-po-lin
Translations: siege engine, a siege engine, helepolis
From the root: ΕΛΕΠΟΛΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a large, movable siege tower used in ancient warfare, designed to attack fortifications. It is a compound word, combining 'ἑλεῖν' (helein), meaning 'to take' or 'to capture', and 'πόλις' (polis), meaning 'city'. Thus, it literally means 'city-taker' or 'city-capturer'. It was typically equipped with battering rams, drawbridges, and platforms for archers and catapults.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 13:43
From the same root
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