ΚΑΤΑΤΕ, κατατε
KATATE, katate
Sounds Like: kah-tah-TEH
Translations: delight greatly, rejoice, stretch, strain, exert, extend
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΤΕΡΠΩ, ΚΑΤΑΤΕΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is likely an imperative form of either the verb ΚΑΤΑΤΕΡΠΩ (kataterpō), meaning 'to delight greatly' or 'to rejoice', or the verb ΚΑΤΑΤΕΙΝΩ (katateinō), meaning 'to stretch', 'to strain', or 'to exert oneself'. The specific meaning depends on the context. In the first example provided, it means 'rejoice', while in the second and third examples, it refers to stretching or straining.
Inflection: Imperative, Present, Active, Second Person, Singular
Strong’s numbers: G2659 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2658 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 3:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΤΕΡΠΩ, ΚΑΤΑΤΕΙΝΩ, appear in our texts.
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