ΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΕΙΝ, καταφυγειν
KATAPHYGEIN, kataphygein
Sounds Like: kah-tah-fyoo-GAYN
Translations: to flee for refuge, to take refuge, to escape, to find refuge
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb φεύγω (pheugō), meaning 'to flee' or 'to escape'. Together, it means to flee downwards or to a place of safety, thus 'to take refuge' or 'to find shelter'. It describes the action of seeking protection or safety by fleeing to a specific location or person.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2620 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Isaiah — 17:3
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 56:21
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 31:152
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΠΕΦΕΥΓΑ — has fled for refuge, has taken refuge, has sought refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΠΕΦΕΥΓΕΣΑΝ — they had fled for refuge, they had taken refuge, they had escaped
- ΚΑΤΑΠΕΦΕΥΓΟΤΑΣ — those who have fled, those who have taken refuge, those who have sought refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΠΕΦΕΥΓΟΤΩΝ — (of) those who have fled for refuge, (of) those who have taken refuge, (of) those who have escaped
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓ — flee for refuge, take refuge, resort to, have recourse to
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓΕΙ — flees for refuge, takes refuge, escapes, resorts to
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓΕΙΝ — to flee for refuge, to take refuge, to resort to, to have recourse to
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓΗ — refuge, a refuge, asylum, a place of refuge, to flee for refuge, to take refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓΟΜΕΝ — we flee for refuge, we take refuge, we resort to
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓΟΝΤΑΣ — fleeing for refuge, taking refuge, resorting, fleeing down
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓΟΝΤΕΣ — fleeing for refuge, taking refuge, resorting, having fled for refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓΟΥΣΙΝ — they flee for refuge, they take refuge, they escape, they resort
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΓΩ — flee for refuge, take refuge, resort to
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΚΤΕΟΝ — one must flee for refuge, it is necessary to flee for refuge, one must resort to
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΞΕΣΘΕ — you will flee for refuge, you will take refuge, you will escape
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΞΕΤΑΙ — will flee, will take refuge, will escape
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΞΟΝΤΑΙ — they will flee for refuge, they will take refuge, they will resort to
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΞΟΝΤΕ — they will flee for refuge, they will take refuge, they will find refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΞΟΤΑΙ — will flee for refuge, will take refuge, will escape
- ΚΑΤΑΦΕΥΞΟΤΕ — you will flee for refuge, they will flee for refuge, you will take refuge, they will take refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΟΝΤΑ — having fled for refuge, having taken refuge, having sought refuge, having resorted to
- ΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΟΝΤΑΣ — having fled for refuge, having taken refuge, having sought refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΟΝΤΕΣ — having fled for refuge, taking refuge, those who fled for refuge, those who took refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΟΝΤΙ — (to) fleeing, (to) taking refuge, (to) resorting to
- ΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΟΝΤΩΝ — of those who have fled for refuge, of those who have taken refuge, of those who have sought refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΟΥΣΑ — having fled for refuge, having taken refuge, fleeing for refuge, taking refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΟΥΣΙ — they flee for refuge, they take refuge, they escape
- ΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΩΝ — of those taking refuge, of refugees, of those who flee for refuge, of those who seek refuge
- ΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΩΣΙΝ — they may flee for refuge, they may take refuge, they may resort
- ΚΑΤΕΦΥΓΑ — I fled for refuge, I took refuge, I sought refuge
- ΚΑΤΕΦΥΓΕ — fled, took refuge, escaped
- ΚΑΤΕΦΥΓΕΝ — fled for refuge, took refuge, fled
- ΚΑΤΕΦΥΓΟΜΕΝ — we fled for refuge, we took refuge, we sought refuge
- ΚΑΤΕΦΥΓΟΝ — fled for refuge, took refuge, resorted to, fled
- ΚΑΤΕΦΥΓΟΣΑΝ — they fled for refuge, they took refuge, they sought refuge
- ΜΗΚΑΤΑΦΥΓΕΙΝ — not to flee for refuge, not to take refuge, not to escape
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