ΚΑΤΑΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΖΩ, καταναθεματιζω
KATANATHEMATIZŌ, katanathematizō
Sounds Like: kah-tah-nah-theh-mah-TEE-zoh
Translations: to curse, to anathematize, to execrate
From the root: ΑΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix 'κατα-' (kata-) meaning 'down' or 'against' and 'ἀναθεματίζω' (anathematizo) meaning 'to curse' or 'to devote to destruction'. Therefore, 'καταναθεματίζω' means to curse someone or something with a strong, emphatic curse, often implying a solemn or binding imprecation. It signifies calling down divine judgment or dedicating someone to destruction.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2653 (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, ΑΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΖΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΖΩ — to curse, to anathematize, to execrate, to devote to destruction, to put under a curse
- ἈΝΕΘΕΜΑΤΙΣΕΝ — he devoted, he cursed, he put under a ban, he declared accursed
- ἈΝΙΕΡΩΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — will be devoted, will be consecrated, will be dedicated, will be accursed, will be excommunicated
- ΑΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΖΕΙΝ — to curse, to anathematize, to declare accursed, to bind oneself by a curse
- ΑΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΖΩ — to curse, to anathematize, to declare accursed, to put under a curse
- ΑΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΣΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be accursed, will be devoted to destruction, will be excommunicated, will be anathematized
- ΑΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΣΜΕΝΟ — accursed, anathematized, devoted to destruction
- ΑΝΑΤΕΘΕΜΑΤΙΣΜΕΝΟ — having been devoted, having been accursed, having been anathematized, having been put under a curse, having been devoted to destruction
- ΑΝΕΘΕΜΑΤΙΣΑΝ — they cursed, they put under a curse, they devoted to destruction, they anathematized
- ΑΝΕΘΕΜΑΤΙΣΕΝ — he cursed, he anathematized, he devoted to destruction, he put under a curse
- ΚΑΤΑΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙΖΟΝΤΑΣ — cursing, anathematizing, binding by a curse, swearing with a curse
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