ΚΑΤΟΚΝΕΙΝ, κατοκνειν
KATOKNEIN, katoknein
Sounds Like: kah-TOK-neen
Translations: to hesitate, to shrink from, to be reluctant, to be afraid
From the root: ΚΑΤΟΚΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata, meaning 'down' or 'against') and the verb ὀκνέω (okneō, meaning 'to shrink from' or 'to hesitate'). It means to hesitate, to shrink back from doing something, or to be reluctant. It implies a sense of holding back due to fear, doubt, or unwillingness.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2703 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 4:90
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΟΚΝΕΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΟΚΝΕΩ — to shrink back, to hesitate, to be reluctant, to be afraid
- ΚΑΤΟΚΝΟΙΕΝ — to hesitate, to shrink from, to be reluctant, to be afraid
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