ΚΑΤΙΣΧΝΑΙΝΩ, κατισχναινω
KATISCHNAINŌ, katischnainō
Sounds Like: kat-is-KHNAI-noh
Translations: to make thin, to make lean, to waste away, to become emaciated, to be wasted away
From the root: ΚΑΤΙΣΧΝΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to make something thin or lean, or to cause it to waste away. It can also be used reflexively or in the passive voice to describe something becoming thin or emaciated, often due to illness or lack of nourishment. It is a compound word formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb ἰσχναίνω (ischmaino), meaning 'to make dry' or 'to make thin'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2740 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΙΣΧΝΑΙΝΩ.
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- ΚΑΤΙΣΧΝΑΙΝΕΤΟ — was made lean, was wasted away, was emaciated, was dried up, was shriveled
- ΚΑΤΙΣΧΝΩ — to make lean, to make thin, to waste away, to become lean, to become thin, to become wasted
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