ΚΑΘΕΛΚΟΥΣΑΙ, καθελκουσαι
KATHELKOUSAI, kathelkousai
Sounds Like: ka-THEL-koo-sai
Translations: drawing down, dragging down, pulling down
From the root: ΚΑΘΕΛΚΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from κατά (down) and ἕλκω (to draw or drag). It means to draw or drag something downwards, often implying a forceful or destructive action. It can be used to describe the act of pulling something from a higher position to a lower one, or metaphorically, to lead someone astray or bring them to ruin.
Inflection: Present Active Participle, Feminine, Nominative or Vocative, Plural
Strong’s number: G2507 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:56
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΕΛΚΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΘΕΛΚΟΝΤΟΣ — of drawing down, of pulling down, of launching
- ΚΑΘΕΛΚΩ — to draw down, to drag down, to launch, to take down
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