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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #2670 - καταποντίζω

Transliteration

katapontízō

Phonetics

kat-ap-on-tid'-zo

Origin

from (G2596) and a derivative of the same as (G4195)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer's

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

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1104 ‑ בָּלַע (baw‑lah'); 2883 ‑ טָבַע (taw‑bah'); 7857 ‑ שָׁטַף (shaw‑taf');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (2)

Matthew

NAS (2)

Matthew

HCS (2)

Matthew

BSB (2)

Matthew

ESV (2)

Matthew

WEB (2)

Matthew

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

καταποντ-ίζω, throw into the sea, plunge or drown therein, τινα Lys. 14.27, D. 23.169, Plu. 2.403c, etc.: metaph., Axiop. 6 (Pass.); κ. τὰς βουλάς Lib. Or. 49.10: — Pass., v.l. in Plb. 2.60.8; καταποντισθεὶς ὑπὸ τῆς θαλάσσης D.S. 18.20; ἐν τῷ πελάγει Matthew 18:6; εἰς τὸ πέλαγος Plu. Tim. 13; sink, Matthew 14:30; of a ship, PPetr. 2p.135 (iii B. C.).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κατα -πονίζω ,

[in LXX for H2883 pu., Exodus 15:4 A, H1104 pi., H7857, Psalms 55:9; Psalms 69:2, al.;]

to throw into the sea, sink or drown therein: Matthew 14:30; pass., Matthew 18:6.†

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

For the literal use of this verb, as in Matthew 14:30; Matthew 18:6, cf. P Petr II. 40(a).27 (iii/B.C.) (= Witkowski.8, p. 42) with reference to the sinking of an elephant–transport ship—ἀφ᾽ οὗ ἡ ἐλεφαντηγὸς κατεποντίσθη.

List of Word Forms

καταποντιζεσθαι καταποντίζεσθαι καταποντιούσιν καταποντισάτω καταποντισθη καταποντισθή καταποντισθῇ καταποντισμού καταπόντισον καταπραύνει καταπραύνεις καταπραύνης καταπτήσσει κατάπτωμα κατεπόντισε κατεπόντισέ κατεπόντισεν κατεπρονόμευσαν κατέπτηκε κατέπτησον katapontisthe katapontisthē katapontisthêi katapontisthē̂i katapontizesthai katapontízesthai

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