ΚΑΙΚΑΤΕΣΤΕΝΟΝ, καικατεστενον
KAIKATESTENON, kaikatestenon
Sounds Like: kahee-kah-teh-STEH-non
Translations: and groaned, and sighed deeply, and they groaned, and they sighed deeply
From the root: ΚΑΙ, ΚΑΤΑΣΤΕΝΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the conjunction 'καὶ' (kai), meaning 'and' or 'even', and the verb 'κατεστένον' (katestenon), which is an inflected form of 'καταστενάζω' (katastenazo). The verb means 'to groan deeply' or 'to sigh deeply'. Therefore, the combined word means 'and they groaned deeply' or 'and they sighed deeply'. It describes an action of profound lament or distress.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice
Strong’s numbers: G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2701 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:37
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΙ, ΚΑΤΑΣΤΕΝΑΖΩ, appear in our texts.
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