ΠΟΛΕΜΟΤΡΟΦΕΙ, πολεμοτροφει
POLEMOTROPHEI, polemotrophei
Sounds Like: po-le-mo-tro-PHEI
Translations: to feed war, to nourish war, to support war, to wage war, to keep up war
From the root: ΠΟΛΕΜΟΤΡΟΦΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'war' (πόλεμος) and 'to nourish/feed' (τροφέω). It describes the act of sustaining or fueling a conflict, essentially meaning to wage or keep up a war. It implies providing the necessary resources or actions to continue hostilities.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice
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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, ΠΟΛΕΜΟΤΡΟΦΕΩ.
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- ΠΟΛΕΜΟΤΡΟΦΕΙΝ — to feed a war, to nourish a war, to sustain a war, to keep a war going
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