2001 Translation

TĒSEPHODOU, tēsephodou

Sounds Like: tes EH-fo-doo

Translations: (of) an approach, (of) an attack, (of) an invasion, (of) access, (of) a way in

From the root: ἘΦΟΔΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'to', and the noun ὁδός (hodos), meaning 'way' or 'road'. It refers to the act of approaching, an attack, an invasion, or the means of access. It is used to describe a movement towards something, often with hostile intent, or simply the path to gain entry.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2198 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Seven — 4:25

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΦΟΔΟΣ.

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.

• ἘΦΟΔΟΣ — approach, a hostile approach, attack, an attack, invasion, an invasion, onset, an onset
• ἘΦΟΔΟΥ — of an approach, of an attack, of a visit, of an incursion, of a way in
• ἘΦΩΔΟΥ — (of) approach, (of) arrival, (of) access, (of) a way, (of) a journey

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