ΤΕΙΧΟΣΥΠΟ, τειχοσυπο
TEICHOSYPO, teichosypo
Sounds Like: TEE-kho-SYOO-po
Translations: wall-undermining, undermining of a wall
From the root: ΤΕΙΧΟΣΥΠΟ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'τεῖχος' (teichos), meaning 'wall', and 'ὑπό' (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'by'. It refers to the act or process of undermining a wall, often in a military context, such as digging tunnels beneath it to cause it to collapse.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:70
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