ΚΑΤΕΤΟΛΜΗΣΕΝ, κατετολμησεν
KATETOLMĒSEN, katetolmēsen
Sounds Like: kah-teh-TOL-mee-sen
Translations: dared, ventured, presumed, he dared, she dared, it dared
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΤΟΛΜΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata, meaning 'down' or 'against') and the verb τολμάω (tolmaō, meaning 'to dare' or 'to be bold'). It means to dare, venture, or presume, often implying a bold or audacious act, sometimes with a negative connotation of overstepping boundaries or being reckless. It describes an action that was undertaken with courage or audacity.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2692 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 5:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΤΟΛΜΑΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΤΟΛΜΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — dared, dared against, ventured, ventured against, presumed, presumed against, those who dared, those who ventured
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