Strong G2666καταπίνω
to swallow
- Transliteration
- katapinō
- Pronunciation
- kat-ap-ee'-no
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
κατα-πίνω
[in LXX chiefly for בָּלַע;]
1. to drink down, swallow: Mat.23:24, Rev.12:16.
2. to devour: 1Pe.5:8. Metaphorical, to swallow up, consume: pass., 1Co.15:54 (LXX), 2Co.2:7 5:4, Heb.11:29.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for בָּלַע;]
1. to drink down, swallow: Mat.23:24, Rev.12:16.
2. to devour: 1Pe.5:8. Metaphorical, to swallow up, consume: pass., 1Co.15:54 (LXX), 2Co.2:7 5:4, Heb.11:29.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2666 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- swallow5
- devour1
- drown1
First verses
- Matthew 23:24Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
- 1 Corinthians 15:54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
- 2 Corinthians 2:7So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
- Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
- 1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
- Revelation 12:16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
καταπίνω [ῑ],
future -πίομαι [Refs 6th c.BC+ (Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Equites” 693)], later -πιοῖμαι [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [{1-2nd c.AD}] “Alcibiades” 15)]: aorist [Refs 8th c.BC+ (κατέπιον “IG” 4.951.102 (Epid.); poetry κάππιον {8-7th c.BC}: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” p.45)] R.: perfect -πέπωκα [Refs 6th c.BC+ (Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Aves” 1137)]:—gulp, swallow down, both of liquids and solids [Refs 8th c.BC+ ((οὐδ᾽ ἐν τῷ καταπίνειν ἦν πάντως τὸ πίνειν 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.478), τοὺς μὲν κατέπινε Κρόνος (i.e. υἱούς) 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Th.” 459, compare 467, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyc.” 219; ὁ τροχίλος.. καταπίνει τὰς βδέλλας 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.68, compare 70; τεμάχη Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Nubes” 338)]; λίθους [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev\. author]“Av.” [same place]; [κίχλας] 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 108.24; [μάζας] 5th c.BC: Teleclides Comicus 1.5)]; of the sea, [LXX+6th c.BC+ (μὴ ναῦν κατὰ κῦμα πίῃ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 680, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Pr.” 931b39 (_passive_); τὸ στόμα [τῆς γῆς] -πίεται αὐτούς Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum LXX.Num.16.30)]:—passive, τὸ -ποθὲν ὕδωρ (i.e. by the earth) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Criti.” 111d)]; of rivers that disappear underground, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Mete.” 351a1; ὑφ᾽ ἅμμου 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.32)]; of cities swallowed by an earthquake, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 1.3.17; πόλις καταποθεῖσα ὑπὸ τῆς θαλάττης 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.41.7)].
2 absolutely, swallow, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (μόλις καταπίνειν δύνηται 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 4.35, compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus “Nat.Fac.” 3.6.)]
II metaphorically, τὸν ἡμίοπον ὁ μέγας [αὐλὸς] κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “fragment” 91; καταπιοῦνται ὑμᾶς οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [{1-2nd c.AD}] “Alcibiades” 15)]:—passive, to be absorbed, of knots in wood, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “HP” 5.2.2; τῆς -πεπομένης ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ φύσεως Damascius Philosophus [{5-6th c.AD}] “de Principiis” 10)].
II.b κ. Εὐριπίδην drink in Euripides, i.e. imbibe his spirit, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ach.” 484, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “JTr.” 1:)] —passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (τὸ τεχνίον ἀεὶ τοῦτό μοι κατεπίνετο 4th c.BC: Antidotus Comicus 2.4)].
II.c swallow, absorb, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (τὰς τέχνας 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.257)] (passive); but, swallow one's anger, [Refs ([prev. work] 242.)]
II.2 swallow up, consume, [the robe] [Refs 6th c.BC+ (ἐρίων τάλαντον καταπέπωκε ῥᾳδίως Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Vespae” 1147)]; ὁ δικαστὴς αὐτὰ [the revenue] [Refs (καταπίνει μόνος [prev\. author] “Ra.” 1466)]; τὸν ναύκληρον αὐτῷ σκάφει κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Anaxilas Comicus 22.19)]; τι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Epit.” 151.)]
II.3 spend, waste in tippling, [τὴν οὐσίαν] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (οὐ μόνον κατέφαγεν, ἀλλὰ.. καὶ κατέπιεν 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.96, compare 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 45.28.)]
future -πίομαι [Refs 6th c.BC+ (Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Equites” 693)], later -πιοῖμαι [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [{1-2nd c.AD}] “Alcibiades” 15)]: aorist [Refs 8th c.BC+ (κατέπιον “IG” 4.951.102 (Epid.); poetry κάππιον {8-7th c.BC}: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” p.45)] R.: perfect -πέπωκα [Refs 6th c.BC+ (Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Aves” 1137)]:—gulp, swallow down, both of liquids and solids [Refs 8th c.BC+ ((οὐδ᾽ ἐν τῷ καταπίνειν ἦν πάντως τὸ πίνειν 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.478), τοὺς μὲν κατέπινε Κρόνος (i.e. υἱούς) 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Th.” 459, compare 467, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyc.” 219; ὁ τροχίλος.. καταπίνει τὰς βδέλλας 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.68, compare 70; τεμάχη Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Nubes” 338)]; λίθους [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev\. author]“Av.” [same place]; [κίχλας] 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 108.24; [μάζας] 5th c.BC: Teleclides Comicus 1.5)]; of the sea, [LXX+6th c.BC+ (μὴ ναῦν κατὰ κῦμα πίῃ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 680, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Pr.” 931b39 (_passive_); τὸ στόμα [τῆς γῆς] -πίεται αὐτούς Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum LXX.Num.16.30)]:—passive, τὸ -ποθὲν ὕδωρ (i.e. by the earth) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Criti.” 111d)]; of rivers that disappear underground, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Mete.” 351a1; ὑφ᾽ ἅμμου 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.32)]; of cities swallowed by an earthquake, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 1.3.17; πόλις καταποθεῖσα ὑπὸ τῆς θαλάττης 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.41.7)].
2 absolutely, swallow, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (μόλις καταπίνειν δύνηται 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 4.35, compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus “Nat.Fac.” 3.6.)]
II metaphorically, τὸν ἡμίοπον ὁ μέγας [αὐλὸς] κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “fragment” 91; καταπιοῦνται ὑμᾶς οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus [{1-2nd c.AD}] “Alcibiades” 15)]:—passive, to be absorbed, of knots in wood, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “HP” 5.2.2; τῆς -πεπομένης ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ φύσεως Damascius Philosophus [{5-6th c.AD}] “de Principiis” 10)].
II.b κ. Εὐριπίδην drink in Euripides, i.e. imbibe his spirit, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ach.” 484, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “JTr.” 1:)] —passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (τὸ τεχνίον ἀεὶ τοῦτό μοι κατεπίνετο 4th c.BC: Antidotus Comicus 2.4)].
II.c swallow, absorb, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (τὰς τέχνας 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.257)] (passive); but, swallow one's anger, [Refs ([prev. work] 242.)]
II.2 swallow up, consume, [the robe] [Refs 6th c.BC+ (ἐρίων τάλαντον καταπέπωκε ῥᾳδίως Aristophanes Comicus [{5-6th c.BC}] “Vespae” 1147)]; ὁ δικαστὴς αὐτὰ [the revenue] [Refs (καταπίνει μόνος [prev\. author] “Ra.” 1466)]; τὸν ναύκληρον αὐτῷ σκάφει κ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Anaxilas Comicus 22.19)]; τι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Epit.” 151.)]
II.3 spend, waste in tippling, [τὴν οὐσίαν] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (οὐ μόνον κατέφαγεν, ἀλλὰ.. καὶ κατέπιεν 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.96, compare 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 45.28.)]