ΚΑΤΑΣΚΗΠΤΩ, κατασκηπτω
KATASKĒPTŌ, kataskēptō
Sounds Like: kah-tah-SKEP-toh
Translations: to fall down, to strike down, to rush down, to descend, to swoop down
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΚΗΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΚΑΤΑ (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb ΣΚΗΠΤΩ (skepto), meaning 'to lean' or 'to fall'. Therefore, it literally means 'to fall down' or 'to strike down'. It is often used to describe a sudden, forceful descent or impact, like a lightning bolt striking or a bird of prey swooping down. It can also imply a sudden, overwhelming event or judgment.
Inflection: Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood, First Person Singular (or Infinitive)
Strong’s number: G2688 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
None found.
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΣΚΗΠΤΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΗΨΑΝ — fell upon, struck, descended, rushed down
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.