ΚΑΤΗΧΕΙ, κατηχει
KATĒCHEI, katēchei
Sounds Like: kah-tee-KHEI
Translations: he instructs, he teaches, he informs, he catechizes
From the root: ΚΑΤΗΧΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to instruct orally, to teach, or to inform someone. It often implies a systematic or thorough instruction, particularly in religious or moral matters, from which the English word 'catechize' is derived. It can be used to describe the act of teaching someone a subject or providing them with information.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2727 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 11:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΗΧΕΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΗΧΕΩ — to instruct, to teach, to inform, to catechize, to impart knowledge, to give oral instruction
- ΚΑΤΗΧΗΘΗΣ — you were instructed, you were taught, you were informed
- ΚΑΤΗΧΗΘΗΣΑΝ — they were instructed, they were taught, they were catechized
- ΚΑΤΗΧΗΜΕΝΟΣ — instructed, taught, catechized, one who has been instructed, a catechumen
- ΚΑΤΗΧΗΝΤΑΙ — they have been instructed, they have been taught, they have been catechized
- ΚΑΤΗΧΗΣΩ — I will instruct, I will teach, I will catechize
- ΚΑΤΗΧΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — catechumen, one being instructed, one being taught, a catechumen
- ΚΑΤΗΧΟΥΝΤΙ — (to) the one who instructs, (to) the one who teaches, (to) the instructor, (to) the teacher
- ΚΑΤΗΧΟΥΤΙ — (to) the one who instructs, (to) the one who teaches, (to) the catechist
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