εἱργμός

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Etymology

From εἴργω (eírgō, to fence in, shut out) +‎ -μός (-mós), with aspiration.

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Noun

εἱργμός (heirgmósm (genitive εἱργμοῦ); second declension

  1. cage, prison
    Synonyms: δεσμωτήρῐον (desmōtḗrion), εἱρκτή (heirktḗ)
  2. imprisonment

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