ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΗΝ, καταρακτην
KATARAKTĒN, kataraktēn
Sounds Like: kah-tah-RAK-teen
Translations: waterfall, a waterfall, cataract, a cataract, floodgate, a floodgate, portcullis, a portcullis, vulture, a vulture, cormorant, a cormorant
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to something that rushes down. Depending on the context, it can mean a waterfall, a cataract (a great rush of water), or a floodgate or portcullis (a barrier that can be let down). In some contexts, particularly in ancient Greek translations of the Old Testament, it can also refer to a type of bird of prey, such as a vulture or cormorant, due to their swift descent upon prey.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G2637 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΑΙ — waterfalls, cataracts, floodgates, the waterfalls, the cataracts, the floodgates
- ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΑΣ — waterfall, a waterfall, floodgate, a floodgate, cataract, a cataract
- ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΗΣ — waterfall, cataract, floodgate, sluice, torrent, a waterfall, a cataract
- ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΩΝ — of waterfalls, of cataracts, of floodgates, of torrents
- ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤ‾Η‾ — waterfall, cataract, floodgate, chute, torrent, a waterfall, a cataract, a floodgate, a chute, a torrent
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