ΚΑΤΑΞΕΙΝ, καταξειν
KATAXEIN, kataxein
Sounds Like: kah-tah-XINE
Translations: to break, to shatter, to crush, to break in pieces
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΓΝΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the aorist infinitive form of the verb καταγνύω (katagnýō), meaning 'to break' or 'to shatter'. It describes the action of breaking something completely, often with force, such as breaking bones or a vessel. It implies a thorough and decisive act of breaking.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2608 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 34:307
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΓΝΥΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΞΕΤΕ — you will break, you will crush, you will shatter
- ΚΑΤΕΑΓΟΤΑΣ — broken, shattered, crushed, those who are broken, those who are shattered
- ΚΑΤΕΑΓΩΣΙΝ — break, shatter, break in pieces
- ΚΑΤΕΑΞΑΝΤΑΣ — having broken, having shattered, having crushed
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