verb
kataklamō
Strong’sG2622
I break in pieces
stem katakl-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-κλάω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Ez 19:12 (נתשׁ hoph.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2622 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Bimperfect κατέκλων Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist 1 -έκλᾰσαRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, perfect and aorist (see. below):—break short, snap off, ἐπ᾽ ἀνθερίκων καρπὸν θέον οὐδὲ κατέκλων Il.[same place]; κατεκλάσθη δ᾽ ἐνὶ καυλῷ ἔγχος Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ δ᾽ αὐχένα νέρθ᾽ ἐπὶ γαίης κλάσσε bowed it down, Refs 3rd c.BC+; κ. τὸν ὀφθαλμόν ogle, Refs 5th c.BC+; but ὄμματα κατακεκλασμένα eyes with drooping lids, Refs 4th c.BC+has been crushed, Refs 6th c.AD+
B.II metaphorically, break down, οὐδένα ὅντινα οὐ κατέκλασε he broke us all down, Refs 5th c.BC+; [Ἔρως] κατακλάσας τὸ σοβαρόν Refs:—more frequently in passive, ἐμοί γε κατεκλάσθη φίλον ἦτορ, κλαῖον δ᾽ ἐν ψαμάθοισι καθήμενος Refs 8th c.BC+; of fear, ἡμῖν δ᾽ αὖτε κατεκλάσθη φίλον ἦτορ δεισάντων Refs 1st c.AD+; of passion, ἐρώτων.. νόσῳ φρένας.. κατεκλάσθη Refs 5th c.BC+; of pity, οὐδὲ κατεκλάσθης Refs 3rd c.BC+; of persuasion, Refs 3rd c.AD+
B.II.2 passive, κατακεκλασμένος reduced by fever, Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, of character, to become enfeebled, degenerate, Refsperfect participle passive, enervated, effeminate, of men, Refs; γραφαὶ κ. Refs 1st c.BC+ —active, κ. ἑαυτόν, of an effeminate dancer, Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.III passive, of light, to be refracted, opposed to ἀνακλᾶσθαι (to be reflected), ὄψεως -κλωμένης Refs; of sound, αἱ κατακλώμεναι φωναὶ μετὰ φαρμακείην broken, feeble voice, Refs 5th 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kataklataκατέκλασεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | broke | 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 | kataklamō | kataklame | kataklami | kataklama | kataklamē | kataklamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataklasō | kataklase | kataklasi | kataklasa | kataklasē | kataklaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataklatō | kataklate | kataklati | kataklata2×κατέκλασεν | kataklatē | kataklatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kataklanō | kataklane | kataklani | kataklana | kataklanē | kataklanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataklavō | kataklave | kataklavi | kataklava | kataklavē | kataklavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataklalō | kataklale | kataklali | kataklala | kataklalē | kataklalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataklameiō | kataklameia | kataklameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kataklaseiō | kataklaseia | kataklaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataklateiō | kataklateia | kataklateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kataklaneiō | kataklaneia | kataklaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataklaveiō | kataklaveia | kataklaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kataklaleiō | kataklaleia | kataklaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kataklasōr | kataklasar | kataklasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataklatōr | kataklatar | kataklatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataklavōr | kataklavar | kataklavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kataklalōr | kataklalar | kataklalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kataklamoiō | kataklamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kataklasoiō | kataklasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kataklatoiō | kataklatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kataklanoiō | kataklanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kataklavoiō | kataklavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kataklaloiō | kataklaloia |
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 | kataklarō | kataklari | kataklara | kataklarē |
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 | kataklarōntos | kataklarintos | kataklarantos | kataklarēntos |
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
katakl 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
kataklata“broke”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Mark 6:41… anableparantos eis ton ouranon eulogata kai kataklata toin artoin kai dōate toi mathētoi …… heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them …
Luke 9:16… eis ton ouranon eulogata autoin kai kataklata kai dōate toi mathētoi paratithara to …… heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to …