What does κοπάζω (kopázō) mean in the Bible?
κοπάζω (kopázō): Wind's rage subsiding into calm, not merely stopping but gradually losing its violent force.
Greek · G2869
κοπάζω
To abate
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κοπάζω G2869
Pronunciation kopázō
What does κοπάζω (kopázō) mean in the Bible?
κοπάζω (kopázō): Wind's rage subsiding into calm, not merely stopping but gradually losing its violent force.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2869?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include died down (3).
Where does κοπάζω (kopázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 14:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Matthew (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 It died down 3× Matthew 14:32, Mark 4:39, Mark 6:51
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 14:32
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Mark 2
Source forms
ἐκόπασεν 3x ekopasen Matthew 14:32, Mark 4:39, Mark 6:51
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Matthew 14:32, Mark 4:39, Mark 6:51
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Wind's rage subsiding into calm, not merely stopping but gradually losing its violent force.
Strong's G2869
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to abate
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Wind's rage subsiding into calm, not merely stopping but gradually losing its violent force.
(κόπος), [in LXX: Gen.8:1, Est.2:1 7:10 (שָׁכַךְ), Rut.1:18, al. (חָדַל), חָדַל), Jon.1.11-12 (שָׁתַק), al. ;] to grow weary; of the wind (Hdt., Jh., l.with), to abate, cease raging: Mat.14:32, Mrk.4:39 6:51.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 14:32 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐκόπασεν ekopasen
I cease, drop
Read verse Mark 4:39 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐκόπασεν ekopasen
I cease, drop
Read verse Mark 6:51 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐκόπασεν ekopasen
I cease, drop
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.
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 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Matt 14:32 · Mark 4:39 · Mark 6:51 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 3
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
κοπάζω is built from this root:
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