verb
katachamō
Strong’sG2708
I pour over
stem katach-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κατα-χέω,
[in LXX for יצק, נטה, עטה hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2708 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-akh-eh'-o
to pour down (out)
Fromfrom G2596 and cheo (to pour);
King Jamespour.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 8th c.BC+aorist 1 κατέχεα, Epic dialect and Lyric poetry κατέχευα (see. below):—middle, Epic dialect aorist 1 κατεχεύατο Refs 3rd c.BC+; infinitive - χέασθαι Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, perfect κατακέχυμαι Oracle texts cited in Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist -εχύθην Refs 5th c.BC+aorist passive (frequently in tmesis) κατέχυτο, κατέχυντο, Refs 8th c.BC+:—pour down upon, pour over, with dative, κὰδ δέ οἱ ὕδωρ χεῦαν Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀντιπάλοις φόνον epigram cited in Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, κὰδ δ᾽ ἄχος οἱ χύτο ὀφθαλμοῖσι Refs 8th c.BC+; κατὰ.. ὀρόφοισιν αἷμα.. κέχυται Oracle texts cited in Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place]; δάκρυσι βλέφαρα-χυθέντα E.[same place]; οἱ -χυθέντες Refs 1st c.AD+:—also active with genitive, rarely in Refs 8th c.BC+; ἔτνος τοὐλατῆροςRefs 7th c.BC+ —middle, κατὰ τῶν ἱματίων καταχεόμενοι [ἄκρατον] letting it be poured over.., Refs:— passive, κατὰ τοῖν κόραιν ὕπνου τι καταχεῖται γλυκύ Refs 5th c.BC+
2simply, pour, shower down, χιόνα, νιφάδας ἐπὶ χθονί, Refs 8th c.BC+ —middle, νότος.. χύσιν κατεχεύατο φύλλων Call.[same place]:—passive, ἴδρως κακχέεται Refs 7th c.BC+
2.b throw, cast down, θύσθλα χαμαὶ κατέχευαν Refs 8th c.BC+; ὅπλα τε πάντα εἰς ἄντλον κατέχυνθ᾽ Refs 8th c.BC+; πέπλον μὲν.. κατέχευεν ἐπ᾽ οὔδει let the robe fall upon the floor, Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, Refs 5th c.BC+; χαίταν let fall, Refs
5 with metaphorically, κοινολογίας.. ἡδονὴν -χεούσης Refs 1st c.BC+
3 passive, to be poured over the ground, be there in heaps, ὁ χῶρος, ἐν ᾧ αἱ ἄκανθαι [τῶν ὀφίων] κατακεχύαται Refs 5th c.BC+; of persons, to be spread, dispersed, Refs 4th c.BC+
II cause to flow, run, [χρυσὸν] ἐς πίθους τήξας κ. Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, χρυσὸν καταχέασθαι to have it melted down, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katachataκατέχεεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | poured | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katachamō | katachame | katachami | katachama | katachamē | katachamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katachasō | katachase | katachasi | katachasa | katachasē | katachaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachatō | katachate | katachati | katachata2×κατέχεεν | katachatē | katachatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katachanō | katachane | katachani | katachana | katachanē | katachanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachavō | katachave | katachavi | katachava | katachavē | katachavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katachalō | katachale | katachali | katachala | katachalē | katachalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katachameiō | katachameia | katachameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katachaseiō | katachaseia | katachaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachateiō | katachateia | katachateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katachaneiō | katachaneia | katachaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachaveiō | katachaveia | katachaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katachaleiō | katachaleia | katachaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katachasōr | katachasar | katachasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachatōr | katachatar | katachatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachavōr | katachavar | katachavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katachalōr | katachalar | katachalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katachamoiō | katachamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katachasoiō | katachasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachatoiō | katachatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katachanoiō | katachanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachavoiō | katachavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katachaloiō | katachaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katacharō | katachari | katachara | katacharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katacharōntos | katacharintos | katacharantos | katacharēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
katach is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
katachata“poured”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 26:7… gunaikas echarōntas alabastrem mureu barutimeu kai katachata epi tau kefalau autou anakeiorōntou.… jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined …
Mark 14:3… nardau pistikau polutelau; suntribarantas tan alabastran katachata autou tau kefalau.… She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.