ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΤΤΟΥΣΑ, περιφραττουσα
PERIPHRATTOUSA, periphrattousa
Sounds Like: peh-ree-FRAHT-too-sah
Translations: fencing around, hedging about, enclosing, a fencing around, a hedging about, an enclosing
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle derived from the verb 'περιφράσσω' (periphrassō). It describes the action of surrounding, enclosing, or hedging something in, often with a protective barrier like a fence or hedge. It can be used adjectivally to describe something that is performing this action, or substantively as a noun referring to the one who is fencing or the act of fencing.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine, Present Active Participle
Strong’s number: G4028 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 6:110
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΣΣΩ.
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.
- ΠΕΡΙΕΦΡΑΞΑΣ — you hedged around, you fenced in, you enclosed
- ΠΕΡΙΕΦΡΑΞΕΝ — he fenced around, he hedged around, he enclosed, he protected
- ΠΕΡΙΠΕΦΡΑΓΜΕΝΗΝ — fenced around, hedged about, enclosed, walled in
- ΠΕΡΙΠΕΦΡΑΓΜΕΝΟΝ — fenced around, walled about, hedged in, enclosed, a fenced around thing
- ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΓΜΕΝΗΝ — fenced around, hedged in, enclosed, walled off, a fenced-in (place)
- ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΞΑΣ — having fenced around, having hedged in, having enclosed, having surrounded
- ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΞΟΝ — fence around, hedge about, enclose
- ΠΕΡΙΦΡΑΣΣΩ — to fence around, to wall around, to enclose, to hedge in
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