ΚΑΤΕΔΕΙΣΕ, κατεδεισε
KATEDEISE, katedeise
Sounds Like: kah-tah-DEY-seh
Translations: feared, was afraid, was terrified
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΔΕΙΔΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata, 'down' or 'against') and the verb δείδω (deidō, 'to fear'). It means to be greatly afraid or terrified. It describes a state of intense fear or dread, often implying a feeling of being overwhelmed by fear. It is typically used in a context where someone is experiencing significant apprehension or terror.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G2680 (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, ΚΑΤΑΔΕΙΔΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΙΔΩ — to fear greatly, to be terrified
- ΚΑΤΑΔΕΙΣΑΣ — having been greatly afraid, having been terrified, having feared greatly
- ΚΑΤΕΔΕΙ — to fear greatly, to be terrified, to be afraid
- ΚΑΤΕΔΕΙΣΑΝ — they feared, they were afraid, they were terrified
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