2001 Translation

KATĒPHOUNTOS, katēphountos

Sounds Like: kah-tay-FOON-tos

Translations: of being downcast, of being gloomy, of being sad, of being dejected

From the root: ΚΑΤΗΦΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb meaning 'to be downcast' or 'to be gloomy'. It describes someone who is sad, dejected, or has a downcast countenance. It is used to indicate a state of sorrow or despondency, often implying a visible expression of sadness.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine, Present, Active

Strong’s number: G2709 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 10 — 5:78
• Book 13 — 11:313

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΗΦΕΩ.

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.

• ΚΑΤΗΦΕΙΝ — to be downcast, to be sad, to be dejected, to be gloomy
• ΚΑΤΗΦΕΩ — to be downcast, to be sad, to be gloomy, to be dejected
• ΚΑΤΗΦΟΥΝ — to be downcast, to be sad, to be gloomy, to be dejected

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