ΚΑΤΕΣΙΩΠΩΝ, κατεσιωπων
KATESIŌPŌN, katesiōpōn
Sounds Like: kah-teh-see-OH-pon
Translations: silenced, made silent, kept silent, hushed
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΙΩΠΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'completely', and the verb σιωπάω (siōpaō), meaning 'to be silent'. Together, it means 'to completely silence' or 'to make someone silent', often implying a forceful or authoritative act of hushing. It can also mean 'to keep silent' oneself, but in the provided context, it refers to silencing others. It describes an action of causing quietness or stopping speech.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2623 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 18:11
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Nehemiah — 8:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΣΙΩΠΑΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΣΙΩΠΑΩ — to silence, to make silent, to quiet, to hush, to stop speaking
- ΚΑΤΑΣΙΩΠΗΣΩ — I will silence, I will make silent, I will hush, I will keep silent, I will be silent
- ΚΑΤΕΣΙΩΠΗΣΕΝ — he silenced, he quieted, he hushed, he made silent, he became silent
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