ΤΕΙΧΕΣΙΠΛΗΤΑ, τειχεσιπλητα
TEICHESIPLĒTA, teichesiplēta
Sounds Like: tay-kheh-see-PLEH-tah
Translations: wall-destroyer, wall-smasher, wall-breaker
From the root: ΤΕΙΧΟΣ, ΠΛΗΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective, literally meaning 'wall-striker' or 'wall-smasher'. It is used to describe someone or something that destroys walls, often in a military context, referring to a warrior or a weapon that breaches fortifications. It emphasizes destructive power against defensive structures.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G5098 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4141 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:66
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΤΕΙΧΟΣ, ΠΛΗΤΗΣ, appear in our texts.
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