ΠΟΛΙΣΣΤΕΝΟΤΕΡΑ, πολισστενοτερα
POLISSTENOTERA, polisstenotera
Sounds Like: PO-liss-steh-NO-teh-ra
Translations: narrower city, more constricted city, a narrower city, a more constricted city
From the root: ΠΟΛΙΣ, ΣΤΕΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'πόλις' (polis, city) and 'στενός' (stenos, narrow/constricted), in its comparative form. It describes a city that is comparatively narrower or more constricted than another. It would be used to compare the physical space or layout of one city to another.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine, Comparative
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 11:27
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΟΛΙΣ, ΣΤΕΝΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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