ΚΑΘΗΚΕΝ, καθηκεν
KATHĒKEN, kathēken
Sounds Like: ka-THEE-ken
Translations: let down, lower, send down, drop, sink, be fitting, be proper, be suitable
From the root: ΚΑΘΙΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb can mean 'to let down' or 'to lower' something, such as hands or an object. It can also be used impersonally to mean 'it is fitting' or 'it is proper', describing what is appropriate or suitable in a given situation. The meaning depends on the context.
Inflection: Aorist Indicative, Active, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2529 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 22:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΙΗΜΙ.
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.
- ΚΑΘΕΙΚΕΝΑΙ — to let down, to lower, to send down, to cast down
- ΚΑΘΕΙΜΕΝΟΙ — let down, lowered, sent down, cast down
- ΚΑΘΕΙΝΑΙ — to let down, to lower, to send down, to cast down
- ΚΑΘΗΚΑΝ — they let down, they lowered, they sent down
- ΚΑΘΙΕΙΣ — let down, lower, cast down, send down, seat, appoint
- ΚΑΘΙΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to be let down, to be lowered, to be sent down
- ΚΑΘΙΕΙΤΕ — you will let down, you will cast down, you will send down
- ΚΑΘΙΕΜΑΙ — to be sent down, to be let down, to be lowered, to be cast down
- ΚΑΘΙΕΜΕΝΗΝ — let down, sent down, lowered, a letting down, a sending down, a lowering
- ΚΑΘΙΕΜΕΝΟΝ — let down, lowered, sent down, a thing let down
- ΚΑΘΙΕΜΙ — let down, lower, send down, cast down, dedicate, consecrate
- ΚΑΘΙΕΝΤΕΣ — letting down, sending down, casting down, lowering
- ΚΑΘΙΕΣΑΝ — they let down, they sent down, they lowered
- ΚΑΘΙΗΜΙ — let down, lower, send down, cast down
- ΚΑΘΙΗΣΙΝ — lets down, lowers, sends down
- ΚΑΘΙΜΑΝ — to let down, to lower, to send down, to cast down
- ΚΑΘΙΜΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — letting down, letting fall, lowering, sending down, casting down
- ΚΑΘΙΜΗΣΑΣΑ — letting down, lowering, sending down, dropping, having let down, having lowered
- ΚΑΘΙΜΩΝ — letting down, sending down, casting down, lowering
- ΚΑΘΥΦΗΚΑΜΗΝ — I let down, I lowered, I yielded, I gave way, I submitted
- ΚΑΘΥΦΙΕΝΤΟ — they were letting down, they were lowering, they were yielding, they were submitting, they were giving way
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