Greek · Strong's G2670
καταποντίζω
katapontizokat-ap-on-tid'-zo
to plunge down, i.e. submerge
1890 spelling: katapontízō
- κ20
- α1
- τ300
- α1
- π80
- ο70
- ν50
- τ300
- ι10
- ζ7
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,639
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to plunge down, i.e. submerge
Rendered in the KJV as
drown, sink.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- καταποντίζεσθαι1
- καταποντισθῇ1
How it is rendered · 2
- he may be sunk1
- to sink1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-APS-3S · 1
- V-PPN · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 14:30καταποντίζεσθαιkatapontizesthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”here: to sink
- Matthew 18:6καταποντισθῇkatapontisthēaverb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singularBut if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.here: he may be sunk