Forms of the word

Dictionary
καταποντίζω
Greek transliteration
katapontizō
Simplified transliteration
katapontizo
Principal Parts
-, -, -, -, κατεποντίσθην

Numbers

Strong's number
2670
GK Number
2931

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-2a(1)
Gloss
(pass.) to be drowned; to sink
Definition
to sink in the sea;, pass. to sink, Mt. 14:30; to be plunged, submerged, drowned, Mt. 18:6*

Greek-English Concordance for καταποντίζω

Matthew 14:30 But when he realized that the wind was blustery, he became afraid; and starting to sink (katapontizesthai | καταποντίζεσθαι | pres pass inf ), he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
Matthew 18:6 But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and be drowned (katapontisthē | καταποντισθῇ | aor pass subj 3 sg) far out at sea.

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