Katastellō καταστέλλω

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Katastellō
καταστέλλω
Transliterationkatastellō
Strong's numberG2687
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto quiet
Occurrences2 in 2 verses

Katastellō (Greek καταστέλλω, Strong's G2687) is a Greek verb meaning “to quiet”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

κατα-στέλλω
[in LXX: 2Ma.4:31, 3Ma.6:1 * ;]
1. to let down, lower.
2. to keep down, restrain: with accusative, Act.19:35-36 †
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVappeased (1), quiet (1)
BSBquieted (1), calm (1)

Verses

Every verse with Katastellō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Acts

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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