ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΤΤΕΙ, καταπληττει
KATAPLĒTTEI, kataplēttei
Sounds Like: kah-tah-PLEET-tay
Translations: to strike with terror, to astonish, to amaze, to astound, to overwhelm
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΤΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata, meaning 'down' or 'against') and the verb πλήσσω (plēssō, meaning 'to strike' or 'to smite'). It means to strike someone down with a powerful emotion, typically astonishment, amazement, or terror. It describes a strong emotional impact that leaves one overwhelmed or dumbfounded. It is often used to describe the effect of a surprising or awe-inspiring event or statement on a person.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood
Strong’s number: G2655 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΤΤΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΚΤΙΚΟΣ — astonishing, amazing, astounding, wonderful, marvelous, striking
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΤΤΕΤΑΙ — is astonished, is amazed, is astounded, is struck with awe
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΤΤΟΜΑΙ — to be astonished, to be amazed, to be astounded, to be utterly struck
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΤΤΩ — to strike with terror, to astonish, to amaze, to astound
- ΚΑΤΕΠΛΗΞΑΤΟ — he was astonished, he was amazed, he was astounded, he was struck with wonder
- ΚΑΤΕΠΛΗΤΤΟΝΤΟ — they were astonished, they were amazed, they were astounded, they were struck with awe
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