Katḗpheia — G2726

Definition

feminine noun

demureness, i.e. (by implication) sadness

1. 1 says, it is λύπη κάτω βλέπειν ποιοῦσα), properly, a downcast look expressive of sorrow

Usually translated as

heaviness

Origin

from a compound of G2596 and perhaps a derivative of the base of G5316 (meaning downcast in look)

• katá (G2596)
• phaínō (G5316)

Occurrences

Katḗpheia occurs 1 time in the King James.

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

• James 4:9 — Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness (κατήφειαν).