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Greek · G2608, G4628

κατεαγῶσιν...τὰ σκέλη

To break · through the idea of leanness); the leg (as lank)

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κατάγνυμι G2608 to break
Pronunciation katágnymi
Breaking with force, often deliberately—emphasizes the violent or forceful nature of the breaking action.
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σκέλος G4628 through the idea of leanness); the leg (as lank)
Pronunciation skélos
Leg from hip downward; used literally for breaking legs of crucified victims to hasten death.
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What does κατεαγῶσιν...τὰ σκέλη (kateagōsin...ta skelē) mean in the Bible?

κατάγνυμι · σκέλος is a Greek phrase meaning "break the legs".

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Questions this entry answers

What does κατάγνυμι · σκέλος mean in the Bible?

κατάγνυμι · σκέλος is a Greek phrase meaning "break the legs".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2608, G4628?

G2608, G4628 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. break the legs

Strong's G2608, G4628
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Word forms 2 forms 4 references

Source Gloss

break the legs
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Aorist Future
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active John 19:32 · John 19:33 2×
Future Active Matt 12:20 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive John 19:31 1×
4 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 prospective 1 subjunctive 1
Tense
aorist 3 future 1
Voice
active 3 passive 1
Mood
indicative 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:20 κατεάξει future active indicative prospective John 19:31 κατεαγῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 19:32 κατέαξαν aorist active indicative completed John 19:33 κατέαξαν aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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