ΚΑΤΑΠΤΩΣΙΣ, καταπτωσις
KATAPTŌSIS, kataptōsis
Sounds Like: kah-tahp-TOH-sis
Translations: fall, downfall, ruin, collapse, a fall, a downfall
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΠΤΩΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a falling down, a collapse, or a ruin. It can describe a physical collapse, but is often used metaphorically to denote a moral or spiritual downfall, a state of ruin, or a loss of standing. It implies a descent from a higher or stable position.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2690 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 35:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΠΤΩΣΙΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΠΤΩΣΕΙ — (to) fall, (to) downfall, (to) ruin, a fall, a downfall, a ruin
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