2001 Translation

TEICHISAMENOSEPI, teichisamenosepi

Sounds Like: tee-khee-SAH-meh-nos eh-PEE

Translations: having fortified upon, having built a wall upon, having fortified against, having built a wall against

From the root: ΤΕΙΧΙΖΩ, ΕΠΙ

Part of Speech: Participle, Preposition

Explanation: This is a compound phrase consisting of a perfect middle participle and a preposition. The first part, "τειχισάμενος" (teichisamenos), comes from the verb "τειχίζω" (teichizo), meaning "to build a wall" or "to fortify." The perfect middle participle indicates an action completed by the subject for themselves or on themselves, resulting in a state. The second part, "ἐπί" (epi), is a preposition that can mean "upon," "on," "over," "against," or "at," depending on the case of the noun it governs. Together, the phrase means "having fortified oneself upon/against" or "having built a wall upon/against." It describes someone who has completed the action of fortifying or building a wall in relation to something else.

Inflection: Participle: Masculine, Singular, Nominative, Perfect, Middle; Preposition: Does not inflect

Strong’s numbers: G5036 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1909 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 22:3

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΤΕΙΧΙΖΩ, ΕΠΙ, appear in our texts.

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