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ἐμποδίζω

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Gloss: to impede

Transliteration: empodizō

Strong’s: G7201

1. to put the feet in bonds, to fetter , (Herdotus Historicus): —;Pass., ἐμπεποδισμένος τοὺς πόδας (Herdotus Historicus)
2. generally, to hinder, thwart, impede , Lat. impedire, τινά (Aristophanes Comicus); πρός τι in a thing, (Isocrates Orator):—;Pass., (Sophocles Tragicus)
3. ὥσπερ ἐμποδίζων ἰσχάδας like one stringing figs or treading figs flat for packing, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
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