Word Study · Strong's G2666 · Greek

καταπίνω

katapino

kat-ap-ee'-no

Strong's 1890 spelling: katapínō

“to drink down, i.e. gulp entire (literally or figuratively)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to drink down, i.e. gulp entire (literally or figuratively)

Rendered in the KJV as

devour, drown, swallow (up).

7
occurrencesin the New Testament
6 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

καταποθῇ2
καταπιεῖν·1
καταπίνοντες.¶1
κατέπιεν1
κατεπόθη1
κατεπόθησαν.¶1

How it is rendered · 7

Has been swallowed up1
may be overwhelmed1
may be swallowed up1
swallowed up1
swallowing!1
to devour;1
were swallowed up.1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 6

verb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2
verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)1
verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · vocative (address) · masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-APS-3S · 2
V-2AAI-3S · 1
V-2AAN · 1
V-API-3P · 1
V-API-3S · 1
V-PAP-VPM · 1

All 7, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

2 Corinthians2 of 7 · 29%
Matthew1 of 7 · 14%
1 Corinthians1 of 7 · 14%
Hebrews1 of 7 · 14%
1 Peter1 of 7 · 14%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 23:24καταπίνοντες.¶katapinontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · vocative (address) · masculine pluralYou blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.here: swallowing!

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 15:54κατεπόθηkatepothēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularWhen the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”here: Has been swallowed up

2 Corinthians2 occurrences

Hebrews1 occurrence

Hebrews 11:29κατεπόθησαν.¶katepothēsanverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person pluralBy faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.here: were swallowed up.

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 5:8καταπιεῖν·katapieinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.here: to devour;

Revelation1 occurrence

Revelation 12:16κατέπιενkatepienverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularBut the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.here: swallowed up

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