Katányxis — G2659

Definition

feminine noun

a prickling (sensation, as of the limbs asleep), i.e. (by implication, (perhaps by some confusion with

1. a pricking, piercing (Vulg.compunctio)
2. severe sorrow, extreme grief
3. insensibility or torpor of mind, such as extreme grief easily produces

Usually translated as

slumber

Origin

from G2660

• katanýssō (G2660)
• neúō (G3506)
• nýx (G3571)

Occurrences

Katányxis occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Romans (1)

• Romans 11:8 — (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber (κατανύξεως), eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.