κωλύω

Etymology
Possibly a word; see also : , ,  and.

Verb

 * 1)  to hinder, prevent someone from doing something

Usage notes
The other verbs of preventing usually take before the infinitive, but this is not the case with.

Etymology
From of unknown etymon. Possibly related to the ancient or to *κῶλ-ος ("peg").

Verb

 * 1) to prevent by putting an obstacle, hinder, preclude
 * I am unable to

Usage notes
Past tenses: active κώλυσα and passive κωλύθηκα are mostly found in the compound and synonym, in legal expressions and in old texts.
 * Very frequent misspellings of and  of verb.