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κατάνυξις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κατάνυξις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
katanyxis
Simplified transliteration: 
katanyxis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2659
GK Number: 
2919
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(5b)
Gloss: 
stupor, bewilderment, unable to think
Definition: 
in NT deep sleep, stupor, dullness, Rom. 11:8*

Greek-English Concordance for κατάνυξις

Romans 11:8 as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor (katanyxeōs | κατανύξεως | gen sg fem), eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.”