ΤΟΝΚΑΘΑΠΤΟΜΕΝΟΝ, τονκαθαπτομενον
TONKATHAPTOMENON, tonkathaptomenon
Sounds Like: TON-ka-THAP-toh-me-non
Translations: the one seizing, the one attacking, the one laying hold of, the one clinging to, the one reproaching
From the root: ΚΑΘΑΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Article, Verb (Participle)
Explanation: This is a compound phrase consisting of the masculine singular accusative definite article 'τόν' (ton) and the present middle/passive participle 'καθαπτόμενον' (kathaptomenon) from the verb 'καθάπτω' (kathaptō). The phrase means 'the one seizing' or 'the one laying hold of'. It describes someone who is actively taking hold of something, whether literally or figuratively, such as seizing an opportunity, attacking someone, or clinging to something. It can also imply reproaching or criticizing someone.
Inflection: Masculine, Singular, Accusative, Present, Middle/Passive Participle
Strong’s numbers: G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2511 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 8:46
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΑΠΤΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΘΑΠΤΕΣΘΑΙ — to attack, to lay hold of, to fasten upon, to censure, to blame
- ΚΑΘΑΠΤΕΤΑΙ — to attack, to lay hold of, to fasten upon, to seize, to censure, to criticize
- ΚΑΘΑΠΤΟΜΕΝΟΣ — laying hold of, seizing, attacking, assailing, reproaching, rebuking
- ΚΑΘΑΠΤΩ — to fasten upon, to lay hold of, to attack, to seize, to bind
- ΚΑΘΗΠΤΕΤΟ — he was fastening, he was attaching, he was laying hold of, he was assailing, he was reproaching
- ΚΑΘΗΠΤΟΝΤΟ — they attacked, they assailed, they fastened upon, they laid hold of
- ΚΑΘΗΠΤΩ — to fasten upon, to lay hold of, to attack, to seize, to bind
- ΚΑΘΗΨΕ — fastened, bit, seized, took hold of
- ΚΑΘΗΨΕΝ — fastened itself upon, attacked, seized, bit
- ΚΑΘΗΨΟΥΝ — they will fasten upon, they will attach, they will bind, they will apply
- ΚΑΙΘΑΠΤΕΙΝ — to bury, to inter, to fasten upon, to attack
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