What does καταστέλλω (katastéllō) mean in the Bible?
καταστέλλω (katastéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to quiet".
Greek · G2687
καταστέλλω
To quiet
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καταστέλλω G2687
Pronunciation katastéllō
What does καταστέλλω (katastéllō) mean in the Bible?
καταστέλλω (katastéllō) is a Greek word meaning "to quiet".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2687?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include calm (1), quieted (1).
Where does καταστέλλω (katastéllō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 19:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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 calm 1× Acts 19:36
quieted 1× Acts 19:35
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 19:35
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Acts 2
Source forms
Καταστείλας 1x Katasteilas Acts 19:35
κατεσταλμένους 1x katestalmenous Acts 19:36
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 19:35
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 19:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to quiet
Source Gloss
to quiet
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to let down, lower.
2to keep down, restrain: with accusative, Act.19:35-36
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.
Acts 19:35 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
καταστείλας katasteilav
I appease, restrain
Read verse Acts 19:36 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
κατεσταλμένους katestalmenouv
I appease, restrain
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
aorist 1 perfect 1
Voice
active 1 passive 1
Mood
participle 2
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
καταστέλλω is built from these roots:
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