ΤΕΙΧΟΥΣΚΩΛΥΕΙΝ, τειχουσκωλυειν
TEICHOUSKŌLYEIN, teichouskōlyein
Sounds Like: tee-KHOOS-koh-LY-ayn
Translations: to hinder a wall, to prevent a wall, to forbid a wall, to prevent from a wall, to hinder by a wall
From the root: ΤΕΙΧΟΣ, ΚΩΛΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΤΕΙΧΟΥΣ' (teichous), the genitive singular of 'ΤΕΙΧΟΣ' (teichos), meaning 'wall', and 'ΚΩΛΥΕΙΝ' (kōlyein), the present active infinitive of 'ΚΩΛΥΩ' (kōlyō), meaning 'to hinder' or 'to prevent'. The compound word therefore means 'to hinder a wall' or 'to prevent a wall', often implying preventing access to or from a wall, or preventing something by means of a wall. It describes an action of obstruction related to a wall.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G5098 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2967 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 6:16
From the same root
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