ΠΟΛΕΜΟΥΣΚΑΘΕΙΛΕΝ, πολεμουσκαθειλεν
POLEMOUSKATHEILEN, polemouskatheilen
Sounds Like: po-le-MOOS-ka-THEI-len
Translations: wars, battles, he cast down, he pulled down, he overthrew, he destroyed
From the root: ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ, ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the noun 'ΠΟΛΕΜΟΥΣ' (polemous), meaning 'wars' or 'battles' in the accusative plural, and the verb 'ΚΑΘΕΙΛΕΝ' (katheilen), meaning 'he cast down,' 'he pulled down,' 'he overthrew,' or 'he destroyed.' Together, the phrase means 'he overthrew wars' or 'he destroyed battles,' implying the cessation or defeat of conflicts. The verb 'καθαιρέω' (kathaireō) generally means to take down, pull down, or overthrow, and it is used here in the aorist indicative active third person singular.
Inflection: ΠΟΛΕΜΟΥΣ: Accusative, Plural, Masculine; ΚΑΘΕΙΛΕΝ: Aorist, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s numbers: G4171 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2507 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 9:30
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