ΒΙΑΚΑΤΑΣΤΕΛΛΕΙΝ, βιακαταστελλειν
BIAKATASTELLEIN, biakatastellein
Sounds Like: bee-ah-kah-tah-STEL-lin
Translations: to suppress by force, to restrain by force, to put down by force
From the root: ΒΙΑ, ΚΑΤΑΣΤΕΛΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'βία' (force, violence) and 'καταστέλλω' (to restrain, to suppress). It means to suppress or put down something using force or violence. It describes an action where an opposing force or uprising is brought under control through the application of power.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s numbers: G979 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2702 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 1:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΒΙΑ, ΚΑΤΑΣΤΕΛΛΩ, appear in our texts.
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