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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 army
he has hurled into the sea.
The finest of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:19 - I am one who is peace loving and faithful in Israel. But you are destroying an important town in Israel.[fn] Why do you want to devour what belongs to the LORD?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:20 - And Joab replied, “Believe me, I don’t want to devour or destroy your town!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9 - Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans,
for I see violence and conflict in the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:2 - Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;
I can’t find a foothold.
I am in deep water,
and the floods overwhelm me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:15 - Don’t let the floods overwhelm me,
or the deep waters swallow me,
or the pit of death devour me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:4 - The waters would have engulfed us;
a torrent would have overwhelmed us.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:12 - Wise words bring approval,
but fools are destroyed by their own words.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:2 - Without mercy the Lord has destroyed
every home in Israel.[fn]
In his anger he has broken down
the fortress walls of beautiful Jerusalem.[fn]
He has brought them to the ground,
dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:5 - Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel
like an enemy.
He has destroyed her palaces
and demolished her fortresses.
He has brought unending sorrow and tears
upon beautiful Jerusalem.
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