ΤΕΙΧΟΜΑΧΙΑΙ, τειχομαχιαι
TEICHOMACHIAI, teichomachiai
Sounds Like: tay-kho-ma-KHEE-ai
Translations: sieges, wall-fights, assaults on walls
From the root: ΤΕΙΧΟΜΑΧΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun, formed from 'τεῖχος' (teichos), meaning 'wall', and 'μάχη' (machē), meaning 'battle' or 'fight'. It refers to battles fought at or against walls, specifically sieges or assaults on fortified positions. It describes the act of fighting at a wall, often implying an attack on a city or fortress.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΕΙΧΟΜΑΧΙΑ.
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.
- ΤΕΙΧΟΜΑΧΙΑΙΣ — (to) wall-fights, (to) assaults on walls, (to) sieges
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