ΨΕΥΔΟΠΟΛΙΧΝΙΟΝ, ψευδοπολιχνιον
PSEUDOPOLICHNION, pseudopolichnion
Sounds Like: PSEY-doh-po-LIH-khee-nee-on
Translations: false town, a false town, pseudo-town, a pseudo-town
From the root: ΨΕΥΔΗΣ, ΠΟΛΙΧΝΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ψεῦδος' (falsehood, lie) and 'πολίχνιον' (a small town, village). It refers to a 'false town' or a 'pseudo-town', implying a settlement that is not a true or legitimate town, perhaps one that is deceptive in appearance or purpose, or merely a small, insignificant settlement that is not truly a 'town'. It would be used in a sentence to describe such a place.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s numbers: G5571 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4173 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 9:67
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΨΕΥΔΗΣ, ΠΟΛΙΧΝΙΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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