ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΕΩΣ, καταπληξεως
KATAPLĒXEŌS, kataplēxeōs
Sounds Like: kah-tah-PLEEK-seh-ohs
Translations: of astonishment, of amazement, of terror, of consternation
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of profound astonishment, amazement, or even terror. It describes the feeling of being overwhelmed or struck with wonder, often implying a sense of shock or dread. It is used to describe the effect something has on a person, causing them to be utterly astounded.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2683 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:33
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΕΙ — (to) astonishment, (to) amazement, (to) terror, (to) a shock
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΝ — astonishment, amazement, a great surprise, terror, a terror
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΣ — astonishment, amazement, wonder, awe, terror, a terror
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