ΚΑΘΕΙΚΕΝΑΙ, καθεικεναι
KATHEIKENAI, katheikenai
Sounds Like: ka-thigh-EE-keh-nai
Translations: to let down, to lower, to send down, to cast down
From the root: ΚΑΘΙΗΜΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the perfect active infinitive of the verb 'καθίημι' (kathíēmi), meaning 'to let down' or 'to lower'. It describes the action of causing something to descend or be brought down from a higher position. It can be used in contexts where something is physically lowered, or metaphorically, such as sending down a message or a person.
Inflection: Perfect, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2508 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 20:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΙΗΜΙ.
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.
- ΚΑΘΕΙΜΕΝΟΙ — let down, lowered, sent down, cast down
- ΚΑΘΕΙΝΑΙ — to let down, to lower, to send down, to cast down
- ΚΑΘΗΚΑΝ — they let down, they lowered, they sent down
- ΚΑΘΗΚΕΝ — let down, lower, send down, drop, sink, be fitting, be proper, be suitable
- ΚΑΘΙΕΙΣ — let down, lower, cast down, send down, seat, appoint
- ΚΑΘΙΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to be let down, to be lowered, to be sent down
- ΚΑΘΙΕΙΤΕ — you will let down, you will cast down, you will send down
- ΚΑΘΙΕΜΑΙ — to be sent down, to be let down, to be lowered, to be cast down
- ΚΑΘΙΕΜΕΝΗΝ — let down, sent down, lowered, a letting down, a sending down, a lowering
- ΚΑΘΙΕΜΕΝΟΝ — let down, lowered, sent down, a thing let down
- ΚΑΘΙΕΜΙ — let down, lower, send down, cast down, dedicate, consecrate
- ΚΑΘΙΕΝΤΕΣ — letting down, sending down, casting down, lowering
- ΚΑΘΙΕΣΑΝ — they let down, they sent down, they lowered
- ΚΑΘΙΗΜΙ — let down, lower, send down, cast down
- ΚΑΘΙΗΣΙΝ — lets down, lowers, sends down
- ΚΑΘΙΜΑΝ — to let down, to lower, to send down, to cast down
- ΚΑΘΙΜΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — letting down, letting fall, lowering, sending down, casting down
- ΚΑΘΙΜΗΣΑΣΑ — letting down, lowering, sending down, dropping, having let down, having lowered
- ΚΑΘΙΜΩΝ — letting down, sending down, casting down, lowering
- ΚΑΘΥΦΗΚΑΜΗΝ — I let down, I lowered, I yielded, I gave way, I submitted
- ΚΑΘΥΦΙΕΝΤΟ — they were letting down, they were lowering, they were yielding, they were submitting, they were giving way
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