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ἔμπεδος

Pronunciation: /ém.pe.dos/

“ἔμπεδος” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 14 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. standing firmly in place, not overthrown, intact
  2. maintained in place, steady
  3. in place, not displaced
  4. safe, intact
  5. not decayed, fresh
  6. unimpaired, retaining vigour
  7. unimpaired in mind
  8. well-balanced
  9. maintained with ceaseless vigilance
  10. secured, not liable to confiscation
  11. assured, certain, never failing
  12. assured, to be looked forward to with certainty
  13. in unfailing succession
  14. affording sure testimony, unmistakable

Etymology

From ἐμ- (em-) + the stem of πούς (poús), thus literally "surefooted".

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