ΚΑΤΕΠΟΝΤΩΣΑΝ, κατεποντωσαν
KATEPONTŌSAN, katepontōsan
Sounds Like: kah-teh-pon-TOH-sahn
Translations: they drowned, they sank
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΠΟΝΤΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of causing someone or something to sink or be submerged in water, leading to drowning. It is typically used in the active voice to indicate that the subject performed the action of drowning another, or in the passive voice to indicate that the subject was drowned. It is a compound word formed from the prefix κατά (down) and the verb ποντόω (to sink, from πόντος meaning sea).
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2628 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 15:450
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