verb
katapontizomō
Strong’sG2670
I sink in the sea, am drowned
stem katapontiz-2 times in the New Testament2 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-πονίζω,
[in LXX for טבע pu., Ex 15:4 A, בּלע pi., שׁטף, Ps 54 (55):9 68 (69):2, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2670 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
throw into the sea, plunge or drown therein, τινα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, variant in NT+2nd c.BC+; sink, NT.Mat.14.30; of a ship, Refs 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katapontiziteiaκαταποντισθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | drowned | 1× |
| katapontizorōκαταποντίζεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | sink | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
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 | katapontizomō | katapontizome | katapontizomē | katapontizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapontizosō | katapontizose | katapontizosē | katapontizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapontizotō | katapontizote | katapontizotē | katapontizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katapontizonō | katapontizone | katapontizonē | katapontizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapontizovō | katapontizove | katapontizovē | katapontizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapontizolō | katapontizole | katapontizolē | katapontizolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapontizimi | katapontizima |
| you 2nd person singular | katapontizisi | katapontizisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapontiziti | katapontizita |
| we 1st person plural | katapontizini | katapontizina |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapontizivi | katapontiziva |
| they 3rd person plural | katapontizili | katapontizila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapontizomeiō | katapontizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapontizoseiō | katapontizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapontizoteiō | katapontizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katapontizoneiō | katapontizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapontizoveiō | katapontizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapontizoleiō | katapontizoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapontizimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katapontiziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapontiziteia1×καταποντισθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | katapontizineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapontiziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katapontizileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katapontizosōr | katapontizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapontizotōr | katapontizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapontizovōr | katapontizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katapontizolōr | katapontizolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katapontizisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapontizitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapontizivar |
| they 3rd person plural | katapontizilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapontizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katapontizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapontizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katapontizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapontizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katapontizoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapontizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katapontizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapontizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | katapontizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapontizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katapontiziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katapontizorō1×καταποντίζεσθαι | katapontizorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | katapontiziri | katapontizira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katapontizorōntos | katapontizorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | katapontizirintos | katapontizirantos |
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
katapontiz 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
katapontiziteia“drowned”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 18:6… onikos eis ton trachēlon autou kai katapontiziteia en te pelage tau thalassau.… around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
katapontizorō“sink”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Matthew 14:30… ton anemon ischuron fobita, kai archerantos katapontizorō krazata legarōntos; Kurior, sōzasar min.… he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”