What does καταποντίζω (katapontízō) mean in the Bible?
καταποντίζω (katapontízō): To sink or drown, often with sense of being overwhelmed or destroyed in judgment.
Greek · G2670
καταποντίζω
To sink
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καταποντίζω G2670
Pronunciation katapontízō
What does καταποντίζω (katapontízō) mean in the Bible?
καταποντίζω (katapontízō): To sink or drown, often with sense of being overwhelmed or destroyed in judgment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2670?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to be drowned (1), to sink (1).
Where does καταποντίζω (katapontízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 14:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to be drowned 1× Matthew 18:6
to sink 1× Matthew 14:30
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 14:30
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Matthew 2
Source forms
καταποντίζεσθαι 1x katapontizesthai Matthew 14:30
καταποντισθῇ 1x katapontisthē Matthew 18:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 18:6
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Matthew 14:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To sink or drown, often with sense of being overwhelmed or destroyed in judgment.
Strong's G2670
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 14:30 Source Gloss
to sink
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 14:30 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
καταποντίζεσθαι katapontizesqai
I sink in the sea, am drowned
Read verse Matthew 18:6 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
καταποντισθῇ katapontisqh
I sink in the sea, am drowned
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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
passive 2
Mood
infinitive 1 subjunctive 1
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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
Peter begins to sink into water due to fear and lack of faith
Passive voice, describing severe punishment of drowning in deep sea
Word Origins
καταποντίζω is built from these roots:
Πόντος G4195
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain