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GreekG2666Verb

καταπίνω

katapinō

7Occurrences
G2666Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to drink down, i.e. gulp entire (literally or figuratively)

from G2596 (κατά) and G4095 (πίνω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to drink down, swallow
2.to devour
LXX: chiefly for בָּלַע

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

καταπίνω appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
2
1 Corinthians
1
1 Peter
1
Hebrews
1
Matthew
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:54BSB

When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

1 Peter 5:8BSB

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

2 Corinthians 2:7BSB

So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

2 Corinthians 5:4BSB

So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.

Hebrews 11:29BSB

By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.