What does καταστρηνιάω (katastrēniáō) mean in the Bible?
καταστρηνιάω (katastrēniáō) is a Greek word meaning "to become voluptuous against".
Greek · G2691
καταστρηνιάω
To become voluptuous against
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καταστρηνιάωG2691
Pronunciationkatastrēniáō
What does καταστρηνιάω (katastrēniáō) mean in the Bible?
καταστρηνιάω (katastrēniáō) is a Greek word meaning "to become voluptuous against".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2691?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include their passions draw them away (1).
Where does καταστρηνιάω (katastrēniáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 5:11. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (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 Ittheir passions draw them away1×1 Timothy 5:11
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First aligned row1 Timothy 5:11
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
1 Timothy1
Source forms
καταστρηνιάσωσιν1xkatastrēniasōsin1 Timothy 5:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural1x1 Timothy 5:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to become voluptuous against
Source Gloss
to become voluptuous against
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to wax wanton against: with genitive, 1Ti.5:11
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.
1 Timothy 5:11Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
καταστρηνιάσωσιkatastrhniaswsin
I grow wanton towards
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
subjunctive1
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
καταστρηνιάω is built from these roots: