ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΑΣ, καταπληξας
KATAPLĒXAS, kataplēxas
Sounds Like: kah-tah-PLEEK-sahs
Translations: astonishing, astounding, striking with terror, terrifying, amazing, arousing wonder
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΠΛΉΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Participle, Verb
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'καταπλήσσω', meaning 'to strike down, to strike with terror, to astonish, or to amaze'. As a participle, it describes an action being performed by the subject, functioning like an adjective or adverb. It conveys the sense of causing a strong emotional reaction, such as shock, wonder, or fear, in others.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular
Strong’s number: G2655 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 8:251
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΠΛΉΣΣΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΓΕΙΣ — astonished, astounded, amazed, overwhelmed, struck with amazement, being astonished, having been astonished
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