DictionaryRoot: hodos
Greek
hodos
way, road, or journey
Forms
- hodos
- hod- — Used before another ending.
- -od- — The initial h was lost in some borrowed compounds.
Origin
An old Greek word whose deeper origin is uncertain.
Note
A route can be a physical road or a method of proceeding.
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noun
synod
SIN-ud/ˈsɪnəd/
A council that meets to discuss or govern church affairs.
Etymology
Together with the idea of journeying, these pieces expressed a “coming together,” hence an assembly and specifically a church council. The deeper origin of hodos is uncertain.