ΚΑΤΑΘΛΑΩ, καταθλαω
KATATHLAŌ, katathlaō
Sounds Like: kah-tah-THLAH-oh
Translations: to crush, to bruise, to break, to shatter
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΘΛΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to crush, bruise, or break something completely. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'κατά' (KATA), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb 'θλάω' (THLAO), meaning 'to break' or 'to bruise'. The prefix intensifies the action, implying a thorough or complete crushing.
Inflection: Does not inflect (infinitive form)
Strong’s number: G2662 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΘΛΑΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΘΛΑΣΑΙ — to crush, to break in pieces, to shatter, to bruise
- ΚΑΤΑΘΛΑΣΘΑΙ — to be crushed, to be broken, to be bruised, to be shattered
- ΚΑΤΕΘΛΑΣΑ — I crushed, I broke, I shattered
- ΚΑΤΕΘΛΑΣΑʼ — I crushed, I broke, I shattered
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