ΚΑΤΑΦΗΜΙ, καταφημι
KATAPHĒMI, kataphēmi
Sounds Like: kah-tah-FEE-mee
Translations: to speak against, to denounce, to accuse
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΦΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΚΑΤΑ (KATA), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb ΦΗΜΙ (PHEMI), meaning 'to say' or 'to speak'. Therefore, ΚΑΤΑΦΗΜΙ literally means 'to speak down against' someone or something. It is used to express the act of denouncing, accusing, or speaking ill of someone.
Inflection: Does not inflect (this is the dictionary form)
Instances
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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, ΚΑΤΑΦΗΜΙ.
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- ΚΑΤΕΦΗΣΕΝ — he declared, he affirmed, he said, he spoke
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