ΚΑΤΕΝΥΧΘΗΣΑΝ, κατενυχθησαν
KATENYCHTHĒSAN, katenychthēsan
Sounds Like: kah-teh-NOO-khtheh-san
Translations: they were pricked, they were pierced, they were deeply moved, they were cut to the heart
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΝΥΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes a strong emotional reaction, often one of deep sorrow, remorse, or conviction, as if one's heart has been pierced or pricked. It is used to convey the idea of being profoundly affected by something, leading to a significant internal response. It is a compound word formed from 'κατά' (down, against) and 'νύσσω' (to prick, to pierce).
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Passive, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2660 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 34:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΝΥΣΣΩ.
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.
- ΑΝΥΓΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be pricked, will be pierced, will be deeply moved, will be smitten, will be stung
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΝΥΓΜΑΙ — I have been pricked, I have been pierced, I have been deeply moved, I have been smitten, I have been convicted
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΝΥΓΜΕΝΗ — struck, pierced, pricked, deeply moved, contrite, humbled, afflicted
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΝΥΓΜΕΝΟΙ — pierced, pricked, deeply moved, smitten, struck, stung
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΝΥΓΜΕΝΟΝ — pricked, pierced, smitten, contrite, a contrite one
- ΚΑΤΑΝΕΝΥΜΑΙ — I am pricked, I am pierced, I am struck, I am deeply moved, I am convicted
- ΚΑΤΑΝΗΣΑΙ — to prick, to pierce, to sting, to deeply affect, to be pricked, to be pierced, to be stung, to be deeply affected
- ΚΑΤΑΝΥΓΕΝΤΕΣ — pricked, pierced, struck, smitten, deeply moved, convicted
- ΚΑΤΑΝΥΓΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be pierced, will be pricked, will be smitten, will be deeply moved, will be stung
- ΚΑΤΑΝΥΓΗΣΗ — compunction, stupor, deep sleep, pricking, a pricking, a stupor
- ΚΑΤΑΝΥΓΗΤΕ — be pricked, be pierced, be struck with compunction, be deeply moved, be stung
- ΚΑΤΑΝΥΣΣΩ — to prick, to pierce, to be pierced to the heart, to be deeply grieved, to be cut to the quick
- ΚΑΤΕΝΥΓΗ — was pricked, was pierced, was deeply moved, was cut to the heart, was stung, was smitten
- ΚΑΤΕΝΥΓΗΝ — I was pricked to the heart, I was deeply moved, I was struck with compunction, I was pierced
- ΚΑΤΕΝΥΧΘΗ — they were pricked, they were pierced, they were deeply moved, they were smitten to the heart
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