καταράομαι kataraomai · G2672
to curse
κατ-αράομαι, -ώμαι depon. ; (κατάρα), [in LXX chiefly for קָלַל pi. ; ] ; to curse: with accusative, Mrk.11:21; opposite to εὐλογέω, Luk.6:26, Rom.12:14, Jas.3:9; pass. pf. ptcp., accursed, under a curse (see M, Pr., 221): Mat.25:41.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
καταρ-άομαι [ᾱρ ; Epic dialect, ᾰρ Attic dialect], call down curses upon, []; πολλὰ κατηρᾶτο he called down many curses, []: with infinitive, καταρῶνται δ᾽ ἀπολέσθαι they pray that he may perish, [], curse, execrate, []passive, aorist κατηράθην [ᾱ] []: perfect participle κατηραμένος accursed, []: also perfect κεκατήραμαι with double reduplicate, []; participle κεκατηραμένος []
Where it's used 6 times
Matthew 5:44 · Matthew 25:41 · Mark 11:21 · Luke 6:28 · Romans 12:14 · James 3:9
Source: TBESG G2672; TFLSJ G2672
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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