ἸΛΥΣΠΩΜΕΝΟΣ, ἰλυσπωμενος
ILYSPŌMENOS, ilyspōmenos
Sounds Like: ee-loos-POH-meh-nos
Translations: covered in mud, dragged through mud, besmirched
From the root: ΙΛΥΣΠΑΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ιλύς' (mud, mire) and 'σπάω' (to draw, drag, tear). It describes someone or something that has been dragged through mud or is covered in mud. It implies a state of being soiled or defiled, often metaphorically.
Inflection: Perfect, Passive, Participle, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:101
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΙΛΥΣΠΑΩ, appear in our texts.
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