ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΟΥ, καταρακτου
KATARAKTOU, kataraktou
Sounds Like: kah-tah-RAK-too
Translations: of a cataract, of a waterfall, of a floodgate, of a sluice, of a prison shaft, of a dungeon, of a torrent
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a cataract, a waterfall, or a floodgate. In some contexts, it can also refer to a shaft or opening, such as a dungeon or a prison shaft, through which one might descend or be thrown. It is used to describe a place of descent or a barrier controlling water flow.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2634 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Jeremiah — 20:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΟΥ — of a cataract, of a waterfall, of a floodgate, of a torrent, of a chute
- ΚΑΤΑΡΑΚΤΟΣ — waterfall, cataract, floodgate, deluge, a cataract, a waterfall
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