Katagnumi κατάγνυμι
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| κατάγνυμι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | katagnumi |
| Strong's number | G2608 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to break |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | John (3) |
Katagnumi (Greek κατάγνυμι, Strong's G2608) is a Greek verb meaning “to break”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κατ-άγνυμι
[in LXX for נָחַת pi., etc. ;]
to break: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.12:20 (LXX), Jhn.19:31-33.†
(AS)
[in LXX for נָחַת pi., etc. ;]
to break: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.12:20 (LXX), Jhn.19:31-33.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | brake (2), he (1), break (1), broken (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he will not break (1), broken (1), broke (1), they did not break (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Katagnumi, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
John
- John 19:31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
- John 19:32Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
- John 19:33But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).