ΚΑΤΑΛΗΨΙΝ, καταληψιν
KATALĒPSIN, katalēpsin
Sounds Like: kah-tah-LAYP-sin
Translations: apprehension, comprehension, seizure, capture, attainment, a capture, an apprehension
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΛΗΨΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of seizing, capturing, or taking possession of something. It can also denote the act of understanding or comprehending something fully, or the attainment of a goal or state. It is often used in contexts of military capture or mental grasp.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2633 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 10:297
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΛΗΨΙΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΛΗΜΨΙΝ — apprehension, comprehension, attainment, capture, seizure, taking possession
- ΚΑΤΑΛΗΨΕΙ — seizure, a seizure, apprehension, comprehension, a comprehension, capture, a capture, occupation, an occupation
- ΚΑΤΑΛΗΨΕΩΣ — of apprehension, of comprehension, of seizure, of capture, of occupation
- ΚΑΤΑΛΗΨΙΣ — apprehension, comprehension, attainment, acquisition, a comprehension, an apprehension
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