Katágnymi — G2608
G2608 · Greek — κατάγνυμι
Pronunciation: kat-ag'-noo-mee
Definition
verb
to rend in pieces, i.e. crack apart
Usually translated as
break
Origin
from G2596 and the base of G4486
Occurrences
Katágnymi occurs 3 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), John (2)
- Matthew 12:20 — A bruised reed shall he not break (κατεάξει), and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
- John 19:31 — The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken (κατεαγῶσιν), and that they might be taken away.
- John 19:33 — But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they (κατέαξαν) brake not his legs:
Strong's Lexicon — K