ΕΜΠΗΡΑΩ, εμπηραω
EMPĒRAŌ, empēraō
Sounds Like: em-pee-RAH-oh
Translations: to maim, to cripple, to disable
From the root: ΕΜΠΗΡΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is likely a misspelling or a less common variant of a similar verb. It would generally describe the act of inflicting a severe injury that results in a permanent disability or loss of function. It implies a lasting physical impairment.
Inflection: Infinitive (likely), or 1st person singular present active indicative (if it were ΕΜΠΗΡΑΩ, but the root is ΕΜΠΗΡΑΙΝΩ)
Unknown: Yes
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΜΠΗΡΑΩ.
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.
- ἘΝΠΕΠΗΡΜΕΝΟΙ — maimed, disabled, crippled, injured, mutilated
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