Strong's Lexicon
G2672 — καταράομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2672 |
|---|---|
| Word: | καταράομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice from G2671 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | kataraomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kat-ar-ah'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to curse, to damn 2. (by analogy) to doom |
| KJV Renderings: | curse |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
καταράομαι, καταρωμαι; (deponent middle from κατάρα); 1 aorist 2 pers singular κατηράσω; (perfect passive participle κατηραμένος (see below)); from Homer down; the Sept. mostly for ÷ÄìÅÌì and àÈøÇø; to curse, doom, imprecate evil on: (opposed to εὐλογεῖν) absolutely, Rom 12:14; with the dative of the object (as in the earlier Greek writings), Luk 6:28 Rec. (Bar 6:1-73 (Epistle Jer. ) ; (Josephus, contra Apion 1, 22, 16)); with the accusative of the object (as often in the later Greek writings, as Plutarch, Cat. min. 32, 1 variant (Buttmann, § 133, 9; Winer’s Grammar, 222 (208))), Mat 5:44 Rec.; Luk 6:28 G L text T Tr WH; Jas 3:9; a tree, i. e. to wither it by cursing, Mar 11:21 (see Heb 6:8 in κατάρα). perfect passive participle κατηραμένος in a passive sense, accursed (Wis 12:11; (2Ki 9:34); Plutarch, Luk 18:1-43; and κεκατηραμ. Deu 21:23; (Sir 3:16)): Mat 25:41 (also occasionally κεκαταρανται, Num 22:6; Num 24:9; (but Tdf. etc. κεκατήρανται; see Veitch, under the word.
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
καταράομαι (curse)
Matthew 5:44
- KJV: But I say unto you Love your enemies bless them that curse you do good to them that hate you and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you
- GK: εγώ δε λέγω υμίν αγαπάτε τους εχθρούς υμών ευλογείτε τους καταρωμένους υμάς καλώς ποιέιτε τους μισούντας υμάς και προσεύχεσθε υπέρ των επηρεαζόντων υμάς και διωκόντων υμάς
Matthew 25:41
- KJV: Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels
- GK: τότε ερεί και τοις εξ ευωνύμων πορεύεσθε απ΄ εμού οι κατηραμένοι εις το πυρ το αιώνιον το ητοιμασμένον τω διαβόλω και τοις αγγέλοις αυτού
Mark 11:21
- KJV: And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him Master behold the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away
- GK: και αναμνησθείς ο Πέτρος λέγει αυτώ ραββί ίδε η συκή ην κατηράσω εξήρανται
Luke 6:28
- KJV: Bless them that curse you and pray for them which despitefully use you
- GK: ευλογείτε τους καταρωμένους υμίν και προσεύχεσθε υπέρ των επηρεαζόντων υμάς
Romans 12:14
- KJV: Bless them which persecute you bless and curse not
- GK: ευλογείτε τους διώκοντας υμάς ευλογείτε και μη καταράσθε
James 3:9
- KJV: Therewith bless we God even the Father and therewith curse we men which are made after the similitude of God
- GK: εν αυτή ευλογούμεν τον θεόν και πατέρα και εν αυτή καταρώμεθα τους ανθρώπους τους καθ΄ ομοίωσιν θεού γεγονότας
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