καταναθεματίζω
katanathematízō · G2653 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to curse
To invoke divine harm if what is said is not true or if one does not carry out what has been promised
ExamplesMatthew 26:74 Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the Man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἄρχωto be first 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- καταράομαι kataráomai · G2672 · to curse, curse
- The standard Greek verb for cursing; καταναθεματίζω is a strengthened/intensified form involving imprecation or oath-curse, while καταράομαι is the general term
- ὀμνύω omnýō · G3660 · to swear, to make an oath, oath
- General verb for swearing/oath-taking; καταναθεματίζω combines oath-swearing with self-imprecation (swearing with a curse upon oneself)
Contrasting words 1 word
- εὐλογέω eulogéō · G2127 · to praise, to speak well of, to bless
- Standard lexical opposite of curse verbs in Greek; to bless vs. to curse/imprecate represents a clear semantic opposition
In the other Testament 2 words
- אָלָה ʼâlâh · H422 · to utter a curse, to bind with a curse, to cause someone to bind himself with a curse
- Hebrew verb for swearing an oath or invoking a curse upon oneself, the primary Hebrew equivalent for Greek curse/imprecation terminology in oath contexts
- קָלַל qâlal · H7043 · light, fast, swift
- Common Hebrew verb for cursing, though broader in range (includes treating lightly/despising); overlaps with καταναθεματίζω in contexts of pronouncing curses
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To curse33.472
- In Matthew 26:74, of Peter's denial it is written, “Then he began to curse and swear, ‘I do not know the man!’ And immediately a rooster crowed,” using this word for the act of invoking a curse to reinforce a denial.
Word family 49 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (κατάθεμα, which see); to call down direst evils on, to curse vehemently: Mt 26:74 (Rec.…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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