King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2666
Transliteration: katapinō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ap-ee'-no)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to drink down
Meaning: to drink down
καταπίνω; 2 aorist κατέπιον; 1 aorist passive κατεπόθην; (from Hesiod and Herodotus down); properly, to drink down, swallow down: Matthew 23:24; Revelation 12:16; to devour, 1 Peter 5:8 (here Tr καταπιεῖν by mistake; (see πίνω, at the beginning)); to swallow up, destroy, passive, 1 Corinthians 15:54; 2 Corinthians 5:4; Hebrews 11:29; tropically, λύπη καταποθῆναι, to be consumed with grief, 2 Corinthians 2:7.
Word Summary
katapinō: to drink down
Original Word: καταπίνωTransliteration: katapinō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ap-ee'-no)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to drink down
Meaning: to drink down
Strong's Concordance
devour, drown, swallow up. From kata and pino; to drink down, i.e. Gulp entire (literally or figuratively) -- devour, drown, swallow (up).
see GREEK kata
see GREEK pino
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2666: καταπίνωκαταπίνω; 2 aorist κατέπιον; 1 aorist passive κατεπόθην; (from Hesiod and Herodotus down); properly, to drink down, swallow down: Matthew 23:24; Revelation 12:16; to devour, 1 Peter 5:8 (here Tr καταπιεῖν by mistake; (see πίνω, at the beginning)); to swallow up, destroy, passive, 1 Corinthians 15:54; 2 Corinthians 5:4; Hebrews 11:29; tropically, λύπη καταποθῆναι, to be consumed with grief, 2 Corinthians 2:7.