ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΣ, καταπληξις
KATAPLĒXIS, kataplēxis
Sounds Like: kah-tah-PLEEK-sees
Translations: astonishment, amazement, wonder, awe, terror, a terror
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of being struck with great surprise, wonder, or even fear. It describes the overwhelming emotion one feels when confronted with something extraordinary, unexpected, or awe-inspiring. It can be used to describe the reaction of a crowd to a miracle or a sudden, shocking event.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2683 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 5:14, 20:18
- Book Two — 17:33
- Book Three — 7:57
- Book Four — 3:22, 3:84, 5:27
- Book Five — 1:29, 1:32, 9:6
- Book Six — 1:89, 4:25
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΕΙ — (to) astonishment, (to) amazement, (to) terror, (to) a shock
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΕΩΣ — of astonishment, of amazement, of terror, of consternation
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΞΙΝ — astonishment, amazement, a great surprise, terror, a terror
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