verb
katagnuamō
Greekκατάγνυμι (katagnumi)
Strong’sG2608
I break in pieces
stem katagnu-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατ-άγνυμι,
[in LXX for נחת pi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2608 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katagnuatiκατεάξει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | break | 1× |
| katagnualaκατέαξαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | broke | 2× |
| katagnuileiaκατεαγῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | broken | 1× |
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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagnuamō | katagnuame | katagnuami | katagnuama | katagnuamē | katagnuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagnuasō | katagnuase | katagnuasi | katagnuasa | katagnuasē | katagnuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagnuatō | katagnuate | katagnuati1×κατεάξει | katagnuata | katagnuatē | katagnuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katagnuanō | katagnuane | katagnuani | katagnuana | katagnuanē | katagnuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagnuavō | katagnuave | katagnuavi | katagnuava | katagnuavē | katagnuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagnualō | katagnuale | katagnuali | katagnuala2×κατέαξαν | katagnualē | katagnualelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagnuimō | katagnuime | katagnuimi | katagnuima | katagnuimē | katagnuimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagnuisō | katagnuise | katagnuisi | katagnuisa | katagnuisē | katagnuiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagnuitō | katagnuite | katagnuiti | katagnuita | katagnuitē | katagnuitelē |
| we 1st person plural | katagnuinō | katagnuine | katagnuini | katagnuina | katagnuinē | katagnuinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagnuivō | katagnuive | katagnuivi | katagnuiva | katagnuivē | katagnuivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagnuilō | katagnuile | katagnuili | katagnuila | katagnuilē | katagnuilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagnuameiō | katagnuameia | katagnuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagnuaseiō | katagnuaseia | katagnuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagnuateiō | katagnuateia | katagnuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katagnuaneiō | katagnuaneia | katagnuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagnuaveiō | katagnuaveia | katagnuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagnualeiō | katagnualeia | katagnualeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagnuimeiō | katagnuimeia | katagnuimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagnuiseiō | katagnuiseia | katagnuiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagnuiteiō | katagnuiteia | katagnuiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katagnuineiō | katagnuineia | katagnuineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagnuiveiō | katagnuiveia | katagnuiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagnuileiō | katagnuileia1×κατεαγῶσιν | katagnuileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katagnuasōr | katagnuasar | katagnuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagnuatōr | katagnuatar | katagnuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagnuavōr | katagnuavar | katagnuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katagnualōr | katagnualar | katagnualēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katagnuisōr | katagnuisar | katagnuisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagnuitōr | katagnuitar | katagnuitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagnuivōr | katagnuivar | katagnuivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katagnuilōr | katagnuilar | katagnuilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagnuamoiō | katagnuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katagnuasoiō | katagnuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagnuatoiō | katagnuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katagnuanoiō | katagnuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagnuavoiō | katagnuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katagnualoiō | katagnualoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagnuimoiō | katagnuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katagnuisoiō | katagnuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagnuitoiō | katagnuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | katagnuinoiō | katagnuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagnuivoiō | katagnuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katagnuiloiō | katagnuiloia |
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 | katagnuarō | katagnuari | katagnuara | katagnuarē |
| acted on passive voice | katagnuirō | katagnuiri | katagnuira | katagnuirē |
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 | katagnuarōtos | katagnuaritos | katagnuaratos | katagnuarētos |
| acted on passive voice | katagnuirōtos | katagnuiritos | katagnuiratos | katagnuirētos |
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
katagnu 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
katagnuati“break”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 12:20“break”kalamon suntribirēton ouk katagnuati kai linem tufirōtem ouk sbennuati, heōs an ekballateia eis nikem tan krisian.A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
katagnuala“broke”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
John 19:32“broke”erchala oun tois stratiōtois, kai tou men prōtou katagnuala teim skeleim kai tou allou tou sustauriratou auto;So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and those of the other.
John 19:33“break”epi de ton Iēsun ercharatois, hōs horala ēdē auton thnēskarēton, ouk katagnuala autou teim skeleim,But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
katagnuileia“broken”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
John 19:31“broken”Tois oun Ioudaiois, epei paraskeuas ate, hina mē menateia epi tou staurou teim sōmeim en te sabbate, ate gar megas tas hēmeras ekeineu teu sabbateu, erōtala ton Pilaton hina katagnuileia autoiu teim skeleim kai airileia.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.