ΚΑΘΙΠΤΑΜΕΝΑ, καθιπταμενα
KATHIPTAMENA, kathiptamena
Sounds Like: kah-thip-TAH-meh-nah
Translations: flying down, swooping down, descending
From the root: ΚΑΘΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a present participle, meaning 'flying down' or 'swooping down'. It describes an action of moving downwards through the air, often with a sense of suddenness or swiftness, like a bird descending. It is a compound word formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down', and the verb ἵπταμαι (hiptamai), meaning 'to fly'.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Nominative/Accusative, Neuter, Plural
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 43:18
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 43:17
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΘΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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