ΚΑΤΕΥΩΧΕΙ, κατευωχει
KATEUŌCHEI, kateuōchei
Sounds Like: kah-teh-yoo-OH-khei
Translations: to feast sumptuously, to live luxuriously, to fare sumptuously
From the root: ΚΑΤΕΥΩΧΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata, 'down, thoroughly') and the verb εὐωχέω (euōcheō, 'to feast well'). It describes the act of feasting lavishly or living in great luxury. It implies enjoying oneself with abundant food and drink, often in a self-indulgent manner. It can be used to describe someone who is living a life of opulence.
Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Imperfect, Indicative, Active
Strong’s number: G2730 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 2:25
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΕΥΩΧΕΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΕΥΩΧΕΩ — to feast sumptuously, to live luxuriously, to fare sumptuously
- ΚΑΤΕΥΩΧΗΘΕΝΤΑ — feasting sumptuously, having feasted sumptuously, having fared sumptuously
- ΚΑΤΕΥΩΧΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — feasting sumptuously, living sumptuously, making merry
- ΚΑΤΕΥΩΧΩΝ — feasting sumptuously, living sumptuously, making merry, enjoying oneself, reveling
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