2001 Translation

EMPOLIORKEŌ, empoliorkeō

Sounds Like: em-po-li-OR-ke-o

Translations: to besiege, to blockade, to hem in, to beleaguer

From the root: ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix 'en-' (meaning 'in' or 'upon') and the verb 'poliorkeo' (meaning 'to besiege'). It describes the act of surrounding a city or place with armed forces in order to capture it, or to cut off its supplies. It implies a persistent and often aggressive encirclement, aiming to force surrender or capture. It can also be used metaphorically to mean to hem someone in or to press them hard.

Inflection: Does not inflect (this is the infinitive form)

Strong’s number: G4155 (Lookup on BibleHub)

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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, ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΕΩ.

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.

• ἘΚΠΕΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΚΕ — has besieged, has captured by siege, has conquered by siege
• ἘΚΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΩΝ — to besiege, to capture by siege, to take by siege, to make war upon
• ἘΜΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — being besieged, those being besieged, of those being besieged
• ἘΝΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΑΙ — to besiege, to blockade, to beleaguer
• ἘΞΕΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΝ — they were besieging, they were blockading, they were beleaguering
• ἘΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΕΙ — he was besieging, he besieged, he was blockading, he blockaded
• ἘΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΕ — he besieged, he blockaded, he beleaguered
• ἘΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΕΝ — he besieged, he blockaded, he beleaguered
• ἘΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΝ — they were besieging, they besieged, they were blockading, they blockaded
• ἘΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΝΤΟ — they were besieged, they were blockaded, they were surrounded
• ΕΚΠΕΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΚΑΝ — they have been besieged, they have been blockaded, they have been beleaguered
• ΕΞΕΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΕΩ — I besiege, I capture by siege, I take by storm, I reduce by siege
• ΕΞΕΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΝ — they were besieging, they were blockading, they were beleaguering, they were laying siege to, they were attacking a city
• ΕΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥ — they were besieging, he was besieging, it was besieged, they were besieged
• ΠΕΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΜΑΙ — I have been besieged, I have been blockaded, I have been hemmed in
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΕΙ — he besieges, she besieges, it besieges, he lays siege to, she lays siege to, it lays siege to
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΕΙΝ — to besiege, to blockade, to beleaguer
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΕΩ — besiege, blockade, hem in, beleaguer
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΘΕΙΣ — having been besieged, having been blockaded, having been beleaguered
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΘΕΝΤΕΣ — having been besieged, being besieged, having been blockaded, being blockaded
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΘΗΝΑΙ — to be besieged, to be blockaded, to be beleaguered
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΘΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to be besieged, to be blockaded
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΑΙ — to besiege, to blockade, to lay siege to
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having besieged, having blockaded, having beleaguered
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΑΝΤΙ — (to) one who besieged, (to) one who blockaded, (to) one who beleaguered
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΑΣ — having besieged, after besieging, when he had besieged
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΕ — he besieged, it besieged, he blockaded, it blockaded
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΕΙ — he will besiege, she will besiege, it will besiege
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΕΙΝ — to besiege, to blockade, to beleaguer
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΟΥΣΙΝ — will besiege, will lay siege to
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΗΣΩΝ — besieging, about to besiege, to besiege
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΗ — besieged, under siege, a besieged (city)
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΗΣ — of (being) besieged, of (being) under siege, of (being) blockaded
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — besieged, being besieged, those who are besieged
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) those being besieged, (for) those being besieged
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — being besieged, being blockaded, being beleaguered
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΟΥ — of those being besieged, of the besieged, of one being besieged
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΟΥΣ — those being besieged, the ones being besieged, besieged
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — of those being besieged, of those being blockaded, of those being surrounded
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΝΤΑ — besieging, one who besieges, the one besieging
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΝΤΑΣ — besieging, those besieging, blockading, those blockading
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΝΤΕΣ — besieging, blockading, attacking, besiegers, those besieging
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΝΤΙ — (to) one besieging, (to) one attacking, (to) one laying siege
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of besieging, of blockading, of beleaguering
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΣΑ — besieging, attacking, blockading
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΣΙ — they besiege, they blockade, they lay siege to
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΤΑ — besieged, being besieged, besieging, besiege
• ΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΩΝ — besieging, laying siege to, blockading
• ΠΟΛΟΡΚΟΥ — of besieging, of being besieged, of blockading, of being blockaded
• ΤΟΙΣΠΟΛΙΟΡΚΟΥΣΙΝ — (to) those besieging, (to) those who are besieging, (to) the besiegers

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