ΡΥΜΟΤΟΜΕΩ, ρυμοτομεω
RHYMOTOMEŌ, rhymotomeō
Sounds Like: roo-mo-to-MEH-oh
Translations: to lay out streets, to plan streets, to make a street plan
From the root: ΡΥΜΟΤΟΜΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to lay out streets or to plan a street system. It is a compound word derived from 'ῥύμη' (RHYME), meaning 'street' or 'alley', and 'τέμνω' (TEMNO), meaning 'to cut' or 'to divide'. Thus, it literally means 'to cut streets' or 'to divide into streets'. It describes the act of urban planning related to the arrangement of roads.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4511 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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- ΡΥΜΟΤΟΜΟΥΣΙ — they lay out streets, they plan roads, they mark out roads
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