ΚΑΤΑΞΑΝΘΕΝΤΕΣ, καταξανθεντες
KATAXANTHENTES, kataxanthentes
Sounds Like: kah-tah-xahn-THEN-tes
Translations: scourged, flayed, torn, lacerated
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΞΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of being severely beaten or flayed, to the point of having the skin torn or scraped off. It implies a violent and painful laceration, often with whips or scourges. It is a compound word formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb ξαίνω (xainō), meaning 'to scratch, card, or comb out'.
Inflection: Aorist, Passive, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G2693 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 2:2
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΞΑΙΝΩ, appear in our texts.
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