ΚΑΤΕΧΟΝΤΙΠΕΙΘΟΜΕΝΟΙ, κατεχοντιπειθομενοι
KATECHONTIPEITHOMENOI, katechontipeithomenoi
Sounds Like: kah-tekh-ON-tee-pay-THOH-meh-noy
Translations: obeying the one holding, submitting to the one restraining, yielding to the one possessing
From the root: ΚΑΤΕΧΩ, ΠΕΙΘΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This is a compound participle formed from two verbs: κατέχω (katechō), meaning 'to hold down, restrain, possess,' and πείθω (peithō), meaning 'to persuade, obey, trust.' The combined form describes those who are obeying or submitting to someone who is holding, restraining, or possessing. It implies yielding to an authority or power.
Inflection: Compound, Present Middle/Passive Participle, Nominative Plural, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G2722 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3982 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 12:12
From the same root
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