ΚΑΤΕΓΙΝΕΤΟ, κατεγινετο
KATEGINETO, kategineto
Sounds Like: kah-teh-GHEE-neh-toh
Translations: was engaged in, was occupied with, was devoted to
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the imperfect middle or passive form of the verb 'kataginomai', meaning 'to be engaged in' or 'to be occupied with'. It describes an action that was continuously happening in the past. It often implies a deep involvement or dedication to a particular activity or pursuit.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Middle or Passive, 3rd Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G2665 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 14:77
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΓΙΝΟΜΑΙ — to be occupied with, to be engaged in, to spend time on, to devote oneself to
- ΚΑΤΑΓΙΝΟΜΕΝΗΣ — being engaged in, being occupied with, being devoted to, being spent, being passed, being accomplished, being done
- ΚΑΤΑΓΙΝΟΜΕΝΟΙ — to be occupied with, to be engaged in, to be busy with, to spend time, to stay, to reside
- ΚΑΤΕΓΙΝΟΝΤΟ — they were occupied, they were engaged, they were spending time, they were devoting themselves
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