verb
katapinomō
Strong’sG2666
I swallow, devour, destroy
stem katapin-7 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 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-πίνω,
[in LXX chiefly for בּלע;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2666 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -πίομαι Refs 6th c.BC+, later -πιοῖμαι Refs 1st c.AD+: aorist Refs 8th c.BC+ R.: perfect -πέπωκα Refs 6th c.BC+:—gulp, swallow down, both of liquids and solids Refs 8th c.BC+; λίθους Refs 5th c.BC+; of the sea, LXX+6th c.BC+:—passive, τὸ -ποθὲν ὕδωρ (i.e. by the earth) Refs 5th c.BC+; of rivers that disappear underground, Refs 4th c.BC+; of cities swallowed by an earthquake, Refs 2nd c.BC+.
2 absolutely, swallow, Refs 5th c.BC+
II metaphorically, τὸν ἡμίοπον ὁ μέγας [αὐλὸς] κ. Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be absorbed, of knots in wood, Refs 4th c.BC+.
II.b κ. Εὐριπίδην drink in Euripides, i.e. imbibe his spirit, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, Refs 4th c.BC+.
II.c swallow, absorb, Refs 3rd c.BC+ (passive); but, swallow one's anger, Refs
II.2 swallow up, consume, [the robe] Refs 6th c.BC+; ὁ δικαστὴς αὐτὰ [the revenue] Refs; τὸν ναύκληρον αὐτῷ σκάφει κ. Refs 4th c.BC+; τι Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 spend, waste in tippling, [τὴν οὐσίαν] 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katapinataκατέπιεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | swallowed up | 1× |
| katapinitaΚατεπόθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | swallowed up | 1× |
| katapinilaκατεπόθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | drowned | 1× |
| katapiniteiaκαταποθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | overwhelmed | 2× |
| katapinaraκαταπιεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | devour | 1× |
| katapinarōntoirκαταπίνοντες | happening now · direct addresspresent active participle vocative plural masculine | swallow | 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 | katapinamō | katapiname | katapinami | katapinama | katapinamē | katapinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapinasō | katapinase | katapinasi | katapinasa | katapinasē | katapinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapinatō | katapinate | katapinati | katapinata1×κατέπιεν | katapinatē | katapinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katapinanō | katapinane | katapinani | katapinana | katapinanē | katapinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinavō | katapinave | katapinavi | katapinava | katapinavē | katapinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinalō | katapinale | katapinali | katapinala | katapinalē | katapinalelē |
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 | katapinomō | katapinome | katapinomē | katapinomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapinosō | katapinose | katapinosē | katapinoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapinotō | katapinote | katapinotē | katapinotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katapinonō | katapinone | katapinonē | katapinonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinovō | katapinove | katapinovē | katapinovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinolō | katapinole | katapinolē | katapinolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapinimi | katapinima |
| you 2nd person singular | katapinisi | katapinisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapiniti | katapinita1×Κατεπόθη |
| we 1st person plural | katapinini | katapinina |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinivi | katapiniva |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinili | katapinila1×κατεπόθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapinameiō | katapinameia | katapinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapinaseiō | katapinaseia | katapinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapinateiō | katapinateia | katapinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katapinaneiō | katapinaneia | katapinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinaveiō | katapinaveia | katapinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinaleiō | katapinaleia | katapinaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapinomeiō | katapinomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapinoseiō | katapinoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapinoteiō | katapinoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katapinoneiō | katapinoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinoveiō | katapinoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinoleiō | katapinoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapinimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katapiniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapiniteia2×καταποθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | katapinineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapiniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katapinasōr | katapinasar | katapinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapinatōr | katapinatar | katapinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinavōr | katapinavar | katapinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinalōr | katapinalar | katapinalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katapinosōr | katapinosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapinotōr | katapinotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinovōr | katapinovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinolōr | katapinolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katapinisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapinitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinivar |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapinamoiō | katapinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katapinasoiō | katapinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapinatoiō | katapinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katapinanoiō | katapinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinavoiō | katapinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinaloiō | katapinaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapinomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katapinosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapinotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katapinonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katapinoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapinimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katapinisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapinitoia |
| we 1st person plural | katapininoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapinivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katapiniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katapinarō | katapinari | katapinara1×καταπιεῖν | katapinarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katapinorō | katapinorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | katapiniri | katapinira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katapinarōntos1× | katapinarintos | katapinarantos | katapinarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katapinorōntos | katapinorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | katapinirintos | katapinirantos |
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
katapin 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.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
katapinata“swallowed up”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 12:16“swallowed up”… tas gēas tem stomem autau kai katapinata ton potamon hon balata tos drakontos …… and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his …
katapinita“swallowed up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 15:54… tote geneti tos logos tos graforēntos; Katapinita tos thanatos eis nikem.… come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
katapinila“drowned”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:29… gēau, hau peiran labarantois tois Aiguptiois katapinila.… Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
katapiniteia“overwhelmed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
2 Corinthians 2:7… parakalara, mē pōs ta perissotera lupa katapiniteia tos toioutos.… so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
2 Corinthians 5:4… ouk thelanō ekduera alla ependuera, hina katapiniteia tem thnētem hupo tau zōau.… so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
katapinara“devour”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
1 Peter 5:8… hōs leontos ōruorōntos peripatatō zētarōntos tinon katapinara;… a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
katapinarōntoir“swallow”happening now · direct addresspresent active participle vocative plural masculine1×
Matthew 23:24… diulizarōntoir ton kōnōpson tan de kamēlan katapinarōntoir.… You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.