be a bar to
From LSJ
Πρόσεχε τῷ ὑποκειμένῳ ἢ τῇ ἐνεργείᾳ ἢ τῷ δόγματι ἢ τῷ σημαινομένῳ. → Look to the essence of a thing, whether it be a point of doctrine, of practice, or of interpretation.
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ἐμπόδιος εἶναι, ἐμποδὼν εἶναι, ἐμποδὼν γίγνομαι, γίγνεσθαι
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