verb
kateagamō
Strong’sG2608
I break in pieces
stem kateag-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
infinitive -ύναι [ῠ] Refs 5th c.BC+; καταγνύω Refs 5th c.BC+; late present κατάσσω, κατεάσσω (which see): future κατάξω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist κατέαξα Refs 8th c.BC+; Ionic dialect κατῆξα Refs 5th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive κατάξει Refs 5th c.BC+; participle κατάξας (Dobree for κατεάξας) Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect optative καυάξαις ={καϝϝάξαις} for κατ-ϝάξαις, Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, κατάγνῠμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: imperfect κατεάγνυτο Refs 4th c.BC+aorist 2 κατεάγηνRefs 5th c.BC+subjunctive κατ-ᾱγῶ (contraction from κατᾰ-ϝᾰγ-) Refs; participle καταγείς [probably ᾱ] Refs: future καταγήσομαιRefs.129: perfect κατέᾱγα, Ionic dialect κατέηγα Refs 5th c.BC+; participle κατεαγώς, written κατειαγώς Refs Phoenix5.1: perfect passive κατέαγμαι Refs 2nd c.AD+: aorist 1 κατεάχθην LXX; infinitive καταχθῆναι Refs 4th c.BC+; participle καταχθείς Refs 1st c.AD+ led the copyists to insert the ε in unaugmented forms, as κατεάξας Refs 5th c.BC+, and such forms were in use in later Gr., as κατεάξει NT+2nd c.AD+:— break in pieces, shatter, κατά θ᾽ ἅρματα ἄξω Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ (i.e. ἔγχος) γὰρ κατεάξαμεν Refs 8th c.BC+ codex R (variant{τῆς κεφαλῆς},Refs 5th c.BC+; κατάξω τὴν κεφαλήν, ἄνθρωπέ, σου Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, break up into species, μὴ κ. μηδὲ κερματίζειν τὴν ἀρετήν Refs 5th c.BC+
2 weaken, enervate, πατρίδα θ᾽, ἢν αὔξειν Χρεὼν καὶ μὴ κατᾶξαι Refs 5th c.BC+perfect participle κατεαγώς effeminate, Refs 1st c.BC+; αὐλητὴς τῶν κ. Refs 1st c.AD+
II passive with perfect active, to be broken, δόρατα κατεηγότα Refs 5th c.BC+; especially καταγῆναι τὴν κεφαλήν have one's head broken, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατεαγέναι or κατάγνυσθαι τὰ ὦτα, of pugilists, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατεάγη τῆς κ. Refs; τῆς κ. καταγῆναι (-εαγῆναι, -εαγέναι codices) δεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, to be shattered, of an argument, Refs 4th c.BC+
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kateagatiκατεάξει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | break | 1× |
| kateagalaκατέαξαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | broke | 2× |
| kateagileiaκατεαγῶσιν | 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 | kateagamō | kateagame | kateagami | kateagama | kateagamē | kateagamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kateagasō | kateagase | kateagasi | kateagasa | kateagasē | kateagaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagatō | kateagate | kateagati1×κατεάξει | kateagata | kateagatē | kateagatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kateaganō | kateagane | kateagani | kateagana | kateaganē | kateaganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagavō | kateagave | kateagavi | kateagava | kateagavē | kateagavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagalō | kateagale | kateagali | kateagala2×κατέαξαν | kateagalē | kateagalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kateagomō | kateagome | kateagomē | kateagomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kateagosō | kateagose | kateagosē | kateagoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagotō | kateagote | kateagotē | kateagotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kateagonō | kateagone | kateagonē | kateagonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagovō | kateagove | kateagovē | kateagovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagolō | kateagole | kateagolē | kateagolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kateagimi | kateagima |
| you 2nd person singular | kateagisi | kateagisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagiti | kateagita |
| we 1st person plural | kateagini | kateagina |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagivi | kateagiva |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagili | kateagila |
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 | kateagameiō | kateagameia | kateagameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kateagaseiō | kateagaseia | kateagaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagateiō | kateagateia | kateagateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kateaganeiō | kateaganeia | kateaganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagaveiō | kateagaveia | kateagaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagaleiō | kateagaleia | kateagaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kateagomeiō | kateagomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kateagoseiō | kateagoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagoteiō | kateagoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kateagoneiō | kateagoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagoveiō | kateagoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagoleiō | kateagoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kateagimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | kateagiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagiteia |
| we 1st person plural | kateagineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagileia1×κατεαγῶσιν |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kateagasōr | kateagasar | kateagasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagatōr | kateagatar | kateagatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagavōr | kateagavar | kateagavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagalōr | kateagalar | kateagalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kateagosōr | kateagosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagotōr | kateagotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagovōr | kateagovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagolōr | kateagolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kateagisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagivar |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kateagamoiō | kateagamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kateagasoiō | kateagasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagatoiō | kateagatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kateaganoiō | kateaganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagavoiō | kateagavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagaloiō | kateagaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kateagomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kateagosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kateagonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kateagimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kateagisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kateagitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kateaginoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kateagivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kateagiloia |
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 | kateagarō | kateagari | kateagara | kateagarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kateagorō | kateagorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | kateagiri | kateagira |
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 | kateagarōntos | kateagarintos | kateagarantos | kateagarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kateagorōntos | kateagorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | kateagirintos | kateagirantos |
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
kateag 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kateagati“break”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 12:20kalamon suntriborēnton ouk kateagati kai linem tuforōntem ouk sbennuati, heōs …A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will …
kateagala“broke”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
John 19:32… tois stratiōtois, kai tou men prōtou kateagala teim skeleim kai tou allosou tou …So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man …
John 19:33… hōs horala ēdē auton thnēskarēnton, ouk kateagala autou teim skeleim,… was already dead, they did not break His legs.
kateagileia“broken”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
John 19:31… teu sabbateu, erōtala ton Pilaton hina kateagileia autoiu teim skeleim kai airileia.… asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.