ΚΑΤΑΦΡΑΣΣΟΜΕΝΟΙ, καταφρασσομενοι
KATAPHRASSOMENOI, kataphrassomenoi
Sounds Like: kah-tah-PHRAHSS-oh-men-oy
Translations: being fortified, being protected, being barricaded, being hedged about
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΦΡΑΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present middle/passive participle, meaning 'being fortified' or 'being protected'. It describes an action being done to the subject, indicating that they are in the process of being defended or having a barrier placed around them. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'κατά' (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb 'φράσσω' (phrassō), meaning 'to fence in, to block, to barricade'.
Inflection: Plural, Masculine, Nominative, Present, Middle or Passive
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 6:38
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 6:38
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΦΡΑΣΣΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΦΡΑΣΣΩ — to fence in, to enclose, to fortify, to barricade, to wall up
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