ΚΑΤΕΣΤΕΝΑΞΑΝ, κατεστεναξαν
KATESTENAXAN, katestenaxan
Sounds Like: kah-tes-TEH-nax-an
Translations: they groaned, they sighed, they lamented
From the root: ΣΤΕΝΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix 'κατά' (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb 'στενάζω' (stenazo), meaning 'to groan' or 'to sigh'. It describes the act of groaning deeply, sighing heavily, or lamenting, often indicating distress, sorrow, or oppression. It is used to express a strong emotional reaction to suffering or hardship.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2653 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 59:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΕΝΑΖΩ.
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.
- ἘΣΤΕΝΑΞΑ — I groaned, I sighed, I lamented
- ἘΣΤΕΝΑΞΑΝ — they groaned, they sighed, they lamented
- ἘΣΤΕΝΑΞΕ — sighed, groaned, he sighed, he groaned, it sighed, it groaned
- ἘΣΤΕΝΑΞΕΝ — he groaned, she groaned, it groaned
- ἘΣΤΕΝΟΝ — groaned, were groaning, sighed, were sighing, lamented, were lamenting
- ΕΣΤΕΝΑΞΑ — I groaned, I sighed, I lamented
- ΕΣΤΕΝΑΞΑΝ — they groaned, they sighed, they lamented, they wailed
- ΕΣΤΕΝΑΞΕΝ — he groaned, she groaned, it groaned, he sighed, she sighed, it sighed
- ΚΑΤΑΣΤΕΝΑΞΩ — to groan deeply, to sigh heavily, to lament bitterly
- ΣΤΕΝΑΖΕΙΣ — you groan, you sigh, you lament
- ΣΤΕΝΑΖΕΤΕ — groan, sigh, lament, you groan, you sigh, you lament
- ΣΤΕΝΑΖΟΜΕΝ — we groan, we sigh, we lament
- ΣΤΕΝΑΖΟΝΤΕΣ — groaning, sighing, lamenting, grieving
- ΣΤΕΝΑΖΟΤΕΣ — groaning, sighing, lamenting, grieving
- ΣΤΕΝΑΖΟΥΣΑ — groaning, sighing, lamenting, a groaning (woman), a sighing (woman), a lamenting (woman)
- ΣΤΕΝΑΖΩ — to groan, to sigh, to lament, to sigh deeply
- ΣΤΕΝΑΖΩΝ — groaning, sighing, lamenting
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞ — to groan, to sigh, to lament, to mourn
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΑΙ — to groan, to sigh, to lament, to mourn
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΑΣ — groaned, having groaned, sighed, having sighed
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΑΤΕ — groan, sigh, lament
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΑΤΕΣ — groan, sigh, lament, mourn
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΕΙ — he will groan, she will groan, it will groan, he will sigh, she will sigh, it will sigh, he will lament, she will lament, it will lament
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΕΙΑΝ — they would groan, they would sigh, they would lament
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΕΙΝ — to groan, to sigh, to lament, to mourn
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΕΙΣ — you will groan, you will sigh, you will lament
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΗΣ — you will groan, you will sigh, you will lament
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΙ — to groan, to sigh, to lament, to sigh deeply
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΟΝΤΑΙ — they will groan, they will sigh, they will lament
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΟΥΣΙ — they will groan, they will sigh, they will lament, they will mourn
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΟΥΣΙΝ — they will groan, they will sigh, they will lament, they will mourn
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΩ — I will groan, I will sigh, I will lament
- ΣΤΕΝΑΞΩΣΙΝ — they will groan, they will sigh, they will lament
- ΣΤΕΝΟΥΣΙ — they groan, they sigh, they lament, they murmur
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