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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2670 matches the Greek καταποντίζω (katapontizō),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:4 - Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea. The best of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:19 - We are the peaceful and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:20 - “Far be it from me!” Joab replied, “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9 - Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:2 - I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:15 - Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:4 - the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:12 - Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:2 - Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob; in his wrath he has torn down the strongholds of Daughter Judah. He has brought her kingdom and its princes down to the ground in dishonor.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:5 - The Lord is like an enemy; he has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for Daughter Judah.
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