ΣΥΜΠΟΔΙΖΩ, συμποδιζω
SYMPODIZŌ, sympodizō
Sounds Like: soom-po-DI-zo
Translations: to hinder, to impede, to obstruct, to entangle, to trip up
From the root: ΣΥΜΠΟΔΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΣΥΝ (SYN), meaning 'with' or 'together', and the verb ΠΟΔΙΖΩ (PODIZO), meaning 'to trip up' or 'to entangle the feet'. Therefore, it literally means 'to trip up together' or 'to entangle the feet together'. In common usage, it refers to the act of hindering, impeding, or obstructing someone or something, often by creating an obstacle or difficulty that prevents progress. It can also imply entangling or tripping someone up, either literally or figuratively.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4856 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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, ΣΥΜΠΟΔΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΣΥΜΠΟΔΙΟΥΣΙΝ — they trip up, they hinder, they shackle, they impede
- ΣΥΜΠΟΔΙΣΑΝΤΑΣ — having bound the feet of, having shackled, having fettered, having tied up
- ΣΥΜΠΟΔΙΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having bound the feet together, having shackled, having fettered
- ΣΥΜΠΟΔΙΣΑΣ — binding, having bound, tying, having tied, fettering, having fettered
- ΣΥΜΠΟΔΙΣΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — he will be tripped up, he will be hindered, he will be impeded, he will be entangled
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