1. to put the feet in bonds, to fetter , (Herdotus Historicus): —;Pass. ἐμπεποδισμένος τοὺς πόδας (Herdotus Historicus)

2. generally, to hinder, thwart, impede , Lat. impedire, τινά (Aristophanes Comicus); πρός τι in a thing, (Isocrates Orator):—;Pass. (Sophocles Tragicus)

3. ὥσπερ ἐμποδίζων ἰσχάδας like one stringing figs or treading figs flat for packing, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)