GreekG2672Verb

καταράομαι

kataraomai

6Occurrences
G2672Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to execrate; by analogy, to doom

middle voice from G2671 (κατάρα);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to curse: with accusative; opposite to εὐλογέω,; pass. pf. ptcp., accursed, under a curse (see M, Pr., 221).
LXX: chiefly for קָלַל pi.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

καταράομαι appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
2
James
1
Luke
1
Mark
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

James 3:9BSB

With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

Luke 6:28BSB

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Matthew 25:41BSB

Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 5:44BSB

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Mark 11:21BSB

Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”

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