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verb

Greekκατακλάω (kataklaō)
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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.)*;]

to break up, break in pieces: Mk 6:41, Lk 9:16.†

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

Saidkat-ak-lah'-o

to break down, i.e. divide

Fromfrom G2596 and G2806;

King Jamesbreak.

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
κατακλάω [ᾰ],

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.

broke2×

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
kataklataκατέκλασενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularbroke2×

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularkataklamōkataklamekataklamikataklamakataklamēkataklamelē
you 2nd person singularkataklasōkataklasekataklasikataklasakataklasēkataklaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataklatōkataklatekataklatikataklata2×κατέκλασενkataklatēkataklatelē
we 1st person pluralkataklanōkataklanekataklanikataklanakataklanēkataklanelē
ye 2nd person pluralkataklavōkataklavekataklavikataklavakataklavēkataklavelē
they 3rd person pluralkataklalōkataklalekataklalikataklalakataklalēkataklalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularkataklameiōkataklameiakataklameiē
you 2nd person singularkataklaseiōkataklaseiakataklaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataklateiōkataklateiakataklateiē
we 1st person pluralkataklaneiōkataklaneiakataklaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralkataklaveiōkataklaveiakataklaveiē
they 3rd person pluralkataklaleiōkataklaleiakataklaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularkataklasōrkataklasarkataklasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataklatōrkataklatarkataklatēr
ye 2nd person pluralkataklavōrkataklavarkataklavēr
they 3rd person pluralkataklalōrkataklalarkataklalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularkataklamoiōkataklamoia
you 2nd person singularkataklasoiōkataklasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularkataklatoiōkataklatoia
we 1st person pluralkataklanoiōkataklanoia
ye 2nd person pluralkataklavoiōkataklavoia
they 3rd person pluralkataklaloiōkataklaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekataklarōkataklarikataklarakataklarē
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicekataklarōntoskataklarintoskataklarantoskataklarēntos

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
kataklstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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 …