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Lexicon :: Strong's G2520 - kathēkō

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καθήκω
Transliteration
kathēkō (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-ay'-ko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:437,385

Strong’s Definitions

καθήκω kathḗkō, kath-ay'-ko; from G2596 and G2240; to reach to, i.e. (neuter of present active participle, figuratively as adjective) becoming:—convenient, fit.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2520 in the following manner: fit (1x), convenient (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2520 in the following manner: fit (1x), convenient (1x).
  1. to come down

  2. to come to, reach to

    1. it is becoming

    2. it is fit

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καθήκω kathḗkō, kath-ay'-ko; from G2596 and G2240; to reach to, i.e. (neuter of present active participle, figuratively as adjective) becoming:—convenient, fit.
STRONGS G2520:
καθήκω; (from Aeschylus, Sophocles down);
1. to come down.
2. to come to, reach to; impersonally, καθήκει, it is becoming, it is fit (cf. German zukommen), Ezekiel 21:27; οὐ καθῆκεν (Rev. καθῆκον), followed by the accusative with an infinitive, Acts 22:22 (Winers Grammar, 282 (265); Buttmann, 217 (187)); τά μή καθήκοντα, things not fitting, i. e. forbidden, shameful, Romans 1:28; 2 Macc. 6:4. Cf. ἀνήκω.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ezekiel
21:27
Acts
22:22
Romans
1:28; 2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2520 matches the Greek καθήκω (kathēkō),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:22 - And G1161 they gave G191  him G846 audience G191 unto G891 this G5127 word, G3056 and G2532 then lifted up G1869 their G846 voices, G5456 and said, G3004 Away with G142 such G5108 a fellow from G575 the earth: G1093 for G1063 it is G2520  not G3756 fit G2520 that he G846 should live. G2198
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:28 - And G2532 even as G2531 they did G1381  not G3756 like G1381 to retain G2192 God G2316 in G1722 their knowledge, G1922 God G2316 gave G3860  them G846 over G3860 to G1519 a reprobate G96 mind, G3563 to do G4160 those things which are G2520  not G3361 convenient; G2520
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