ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΕΙ, καταπληξει
KATAPLĒXEI, kataplēxei
Sounds Like: kah-tah-PLEEK-sei
Translations: (to) astonishment, (to) amazement, (to) terror, (to) a shock
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of being struck with astonishment, amazement, or terror. It describes the overwhelming feeling one experiences when confronted with something extraordinary or shocking. It is used to indicate the object or recipient of this feeling, often translated with 'to' or 'for' in English.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2683 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 7:177
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΕΩΣ — of astonishment, of amazement, of terror, of consternation
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΝ — astonishment, amazement, a great surprise, terror, a terror
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΣ — astonishment, amazement, wonder, awe, terror, a terror
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