What does κατακρημνίζω (katakrēmnízō) mean in the Bible?
κατακρημνίζω (katakrēmnízō) is a Greek word meaning "to precipitate down".
Greek · G2630
κατακρημνίζω
To precipitate down
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κατακρημνίζωG2630
Pronunciationkatakrēmnízō
What does κατακρημνίζω (katakrēmnízō) mean in the Bible?
κατακρημνίζω (katakrēmnízō) is a Greek word meaning "to precipitate down".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2630?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to throw Him over the cliff (1).
Where does κατακρημνίζω (katakrēmnízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 4:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itto throw Him over the cliff1×Luke 4:29
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 4:29
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
κατακρημνίσαι1xkatakrēmnisaiLuke 4:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xLuke 4:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to precipitate down
Source Gloss
to precipitate down
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 4:29Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
κατακρημνίσαιkatakrhmnisai
I cast down headlong
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
infinitive1
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
κατακρημνίζω is built from these roots: