Strong G8843πολιορκέω
to assault
- Transliteration
- poliorkeō
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
1. to hem in a city, blockade, beleaguer, besiege , (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;Pass. to be besieged, in a state of siege , (Herdotus Historicus); of Scamander, to be dammed back , (Plato Philosophus)
2. metaphorically to be besieged, pestered , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
2. metaphorically to be besieged, pestered , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)