Strong's Lexicon
G2626 — κατακλύζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2626 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κατακλύζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2596 and the base of G2830 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | katakluzo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kat-ak-lood'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to dash (wash) down 2. (by implication) to deluge |
| KJV Renderings: | overflow |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατακλύζω: 1 aorist passive participle κατακλυσθείς; from (Pindar, Herodotus), Aeschylus down; to overwhelm with water, to submerge, deluge, (cf. κατά, III. 4): 2Pe 3:6. (the Sept. several times for ùÈÑèÇó.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κατακλύζω (overflow)
2 Peter 3:6
- KJV: Whereby the world that then was being overflowed with water perished
- GK: δι΄ ων ο τότε κόσμος ύδατι κατακλυσθείς απώλετο
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