Strong's Lexicon
G2660 — κατανύσσω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2660 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κατανύσσω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2596 and G3572 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | katanusso |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kat-an-oos'-so |
| Meaning: | 1. to pierce thoroughly 2. (figuratively) to agitate violently ("sting to the quick") |
| KJV Renderings: | prick |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατανύσσω: 2 aorist passive κατενύγην (Buttmann, 63 (55)); to prick, pierce; metaphorically, to pain the mind sharply, agitate it vehemently: used especially of the emotion of sorrow; κατενύγησαν τῇ καρδία (τήν καρδίαν L T Tr WH), they were smitten in heart with poignant sorrow (A. V. literally, pricked), Act 2:37 (κατανενυγμένον τῇ καρδία, Psa 118:16 (); add, Gen 34:7; Sir 12:12 Sir 14:1, etc.; of lust, Susanna 10; of violent pity, John Malalas, chronogr. 1, 18, Bonn. edition, p. 460). Cf. Fritzsche on Romans, ii., p. 558ff
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κατανύσσομαι (prick)
Acts 2:37
- KJV: Now when they heard they were pricked in their heart and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles Men brethren what shall we do
- GK: ακούσαντες δε κατενύγησαν τη καρδία είπόν τε προς τον Πέτρον και τους λοιπούς αποστόλους τι ποιήσομεν άνδρες αδελφοί