ΚΑΤΑΣΤΕΦΩ, καταστεφω
KATASTEPHŌ, katastephō
Sounds Like: kah-tah-STEH-foh
Translations: to crown, to wreathe, to adorn with a crown
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΤΕΦΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb στεφόω (stephoo), meaning 'to crown' or 'to put around'. Together, it means to crown someone or something, often implying a complete or thorough act of crowning, or to adorn with a wreath or garland. It is used in contexts where someone is honored or victorious by being given a crown.
Inflection: Present Active Indicative, 1st Person Singular; or Present Active Subjunctive, 1st Person Singular; or Present Active Imperative, 2nd Person Singular; or Present Active Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2697 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΣΤΕΦΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΣΤΕΨΑΝΤΕ — having crowned, having wreathed
- ΚΑΤΕΣΤΕΜΜΕΝΟΙ — crowned, having been crowned, adorned with a crown, those who have been crowned
- ΚΑΤΕΣΤΕΦΩ — to crown, to wreathe, to adorn with a crown, to encircle with a crown
- ΚΑΤΕΣΤΕΨΑΝ — they crowned, they encircled, they wreathed
- ΚΑΤΕΣΤΕΨΕΝ — he crowned, he encircled, he wreathed
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