ΚΑΤΑΔΑΡΘΑΝΕΙΝ, καταδαρθανειν
KATADARTHANEIN, katadarthanein
Sounds Like: kah-tah-dar-THA-neen
Translations: to sleep soundly, to fall asleep, to sleep
From the root: ΔΑΡΘΑΝΕΙΝ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb δαρθάνειν (darthanein), meaning 'to sleep'. It describes the action of falling into a deep or sound sleep, often implying a complete surrender to sleep. It is used to indicate a state of being fully asleep or the act of succumbing to sleep.
Inflection: Infinitive, Aorist, Active
Strong’s number: G2650 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:188
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