ΚΑΤΗΛΕΣΕΝ, κατηλεσεν
KATĒLESEN, katēlesen
Sounds Like: kah-tee-LEH-sen
Translations: ground, crushed, pulverized
From the root: ΑΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'completely', and the verb ἀλέω (aleō), meaning 'to grind'. Therefore, it means 'to grind down' or 'to crush completely'. It describes the action of reducing something to a fine powder or very small pieces, often through a grinding or pounding process. It is used to describe the thorough destruction or pulverization of an object.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0001 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
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, ΑΛΕΩ.
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.
- ἈΛΕΣΟΝ — grind, mill
- ἈΛΗΛΕΣΜΕΝΗΣ — of ground, of milled
- ΑΛΕΝ — grind, to grind, to mill
- ΑΛΗΛΕΣΜΕΝΗΣ — ground, having been ground, milled
- ΑΛΟΥΣΑ — grinding, a grinding one, milling, a milling one
- ΕΠΑΛΕΩΘΗΤΕ — be rubbed, be anointed, be smeared, be massaged
- ἨΛΗΘΟΝ — they ground, they milled
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