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Lexicon :: Strong's G2670 - katapontizō

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καταποντίζω
Transliteration
katapontizō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-ap-on-tid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From κατά (G2596) and a derivative of the same as Πόντος (G4195)
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Strong’s Definitions

καταποντίζω katapontízō, kat-ap-on-tid'-zo; from G2596 and a derivative of the same as G4195; to plunge down, i.e. submerge:—drown, sink.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2670 in the following manner: sink (1x), drown (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2670 in the following manner: sink (1x), drown (1x).
  1. to plunge or sink into the sea

    1. to sink, to go down

    2. a grievous offender for the purpose of killing him, to drown

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καταποντίζω katapontízō, kat-ap-on-tid'-zo; from G2596 and a derivative of the same as G4195; to plunge down, i.e. submerge:—drown, sink.
STRONGS G2670:
καταποντίζω: passive, present καταποντίζομαι; 1 aorist κατεποντίσθην; to plunge or sink in the sea; passive in the intransitive sense, to sink, to go down: Matthew 14:30; a grievous offender for the purpose of killing him, to drown: passive Matthew 18:6. (Lysias, Demosthenes, Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch (Josephus, Antiquities 10, 7, 5; 14, 15, 10; c. Apion. 2, 34, 3), others; the Sept.; (cf. Winer's Grammar, 24; Lob. Phryn., p. 361 note).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
14:30; 18:6

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Strong's Number G2670 matches the Greek καταποντίζω (katapontizō),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:30 - But when he saw the wind,[fn] he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:6 - but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,[fn] it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
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