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Strong's #2576 - καμμύω

Transliteration

kammýō

Phonetics

kam-moo'-o

Origin

from a compound of (2596) and the base of (3466)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer's

to shut the eyes, close the eyes

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Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 6105 ‑ עָצַם (aw‑tsam'); 8173 ‑ שָׁעַע (shaw‑ah');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (2)

Matthew

Acts

NAS (2)

Matthew

Acts

HCS (2)

Matthew

Acts

BSB (2)

Matthew

Acts

ESV (1)

Acts

WEB (2)

Matthew

Acts

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

καμμύω,

for καταμύω, v.l. in Batr. 191: also in later Gr., τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐκάμμυσαν LXX Isaiah 6:10, al., cf. Ph. 1.645, Hero Aut. 22.1, PMag.Lond. 121.855 (iii A.D.), Paul.Aeg. 3.22.29: pf. κεκάμμυκα A.D. Synt. 323.22: cited from Alex. 319 by Phryn., but censured as un- Attic.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

καμμύω

(syncopated form of καταμύω , used by Ep. and κοινή writers; Rutherford, NPhr., 426 f.),

[in LXX: Isaiah 6:10 (H8173 hi.) Isaiah 29:10; Isaiah 33:15 (H6105), Lamentations 3:44 AR*;]

to shut the eyes: τ . ὀφθαλμούς , Matthew 13:15, Acts 28:27 (Isa, l.c.).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

This syncopated form (= καταμύω), which is found in Matthew 13:15, Acts 28:27, both from LXX Isaiah 6:10, is warranted good Κοινή by the ban of Phrynichus (ed. Lobeck p. 339 f., Rutherford NP p. 426 f.) : see also Thumb Hellen. p. 63 f. As a matter of fact, it occurs in the magic P Lond 121.855 (iii/A.D.) (= I. p. 111) καμμύσας ἀναβλέψ [α ]ς ὀψῇ ἔ [μ ]προσθεν σοῦ σκιὰν ἑστῶσαν.

List of Word Forms

εκαμμυσαν εκάμμυσαν ἐκάμμυσαν καμμύσαι καμμύσει καμμύων ekammusan ekammysan ekámmysan

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