ΚΑΤΕΠΛΗΞΑΤΟ, κατεπληξατο
KATEPLĒXATO, kateplēxato
Sounds Like: kah-tep-LEEK-sah-toh
Translations: he was astonished, he was amazed, he was astounded, he was struck with wonder
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 πλήσσω (plēssō, meaning 'to strike' or 'to smite'). It means to strike someone down with astonishment or to be struck with amazement. It is used to describe a strong emotional reaction of wonder, surprise, or awe, often in response to something extraordinary or unexpected.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2685 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 56:1
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
- ΚΑΤΑΠΛΗΤΤΕΙ — to strike with terror, to astonish, to amaze, to astound, to overwhelm
- 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
- ΚΑΤΕΠΛΗΤΤΟΝΤΟ — they were astonished, they were amazed, they were astounded, they were struck with awe
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