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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G7201 — ἐμποδίζω
empodizō · to impede · Greek