Quick Definition
κατάγνυμι v. I break in pieces
Strong's Definition
from 2596 and the base of 4486; to rend in pieces, i.e. crack apart
KJV Usage: break
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατ-άγνυμι : fut. κατεάξω ; 1 aor. κατέαξα (impv. κάταξον, Deut. xxxiii. 11); Pass., 2 aor. kareaynv, whence subjune. 3 pers. plur. κατεαγῶσιν ; 1 aor. κατεάχθην in Sept. Jer. xxxi. (xlviii.) 25; (on the syllabic augment of these forms οἵ. Bitm. Ausf. Spr. ii. p. 97 sq., ef. i. p. 323 sq.; Matthiae i. p- 520 sq.; W. $12, 2; [Curtius, Das Verbum, i. p. 118; Veitch 5. v.; Kuenen and Cobet, N. T., Praef. p. lxxix.]) ; fr. Hom. down; to break: ri, Mt. xii. 20; Jn. xix. 31-33. [Syn. see Schmidt ch. 115, 5 and ef. ῥήγνυμι.}
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κατάγνυμι katagnymi 4x
to break in pieces, crush, break in two, Mt. 12:20; Jn. 19:31, 32, 33*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κατ-άγνυμι,
[in LXX for נחת pi., etc.;]
to break: c. acc. rei, Mt 12:20(LXX), Jo 19:31-33.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κατάγνυμι. The curious forms κατεάξω, etc. (Blass Gr. p. 52, Radermacher Gy. p. 69f.) can now be illustrated from BGU III. go8*° (time of Trajan) karéatav ἐνίων οἰκιῶν τὰς θύρας, P Flor II. 1857 (A.D. 254) τὰ δὲ κανθήλεια (‘ pack-saddles”’) . κατεαγμένα kal ἄχρηστα : cf. 75. 1757 (A.D. 255) and Syll 588'° (c. B.c. 180) κατεαγότες. The subst. occurs dzs in connexion with a wound in the head, BGU II. 647125. (A.D. 130) ὑπὲρ τὸν ἀριστερὸν κρόταφον τῆς κεφαλῆς τραῦμα κατέαγμα ἐπὶ βάθους, ἐν ᾧ εὗρον μι[κρ]ὰ κατεάγματα Χ[.θ[ο]ν : cf. P Amh IT. 9319 (Α.Ὁ. 181) ἐὰν δέ τις ἐπισκευῆς ἢ ἀνοικοδομῆς ἢ καταιάγματος ξυλικῶν ἢ ἀργαλίων ὁμοίως ὄντων πρὸ (1. πρὸς) σὲ τὸν Στοτοῆτιν, “1 any repairs or rebuilding or breakage of wood-work or tools occur you, Stotoétis, shall be responsible’’ (Edd.). See also Moulton Gr. ii. § 83. 1. 3 καταδικάζω
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κατάγνυμι (katagnumi) — to break. κατ-άγνῡμι, infinitive -ύναι [ῠ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καταγνύω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; late present κατάσσω, κατεάσσω (which see): future κατάξω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist κατέαξα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect κατῆξα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive κατάξει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle κατάξας (Dobree for κατεάξας) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect optative καυάξαις ={καϝϝάξαις} for κατ-ϝάξαις, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, κατάγνῠμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect κατεάγνυτο [Refs 4th c.BC+]aorist 2 κατεάγην[Refs 5th c.BC+]subjunctive κατ-ᾱγῶ (contraction from κατᾰ-ϝᾰγ-) [Refs]; participle καταγείς [probably ᾱ] [Refs]: future καταγήσομαι[Refs].129: perfect κατέᾱγα, Ionic dialect κατέηγα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle κατεαγώς, written κατειαγώς [Refs] Phoenix5.1: perfect passive κατέαγμαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist 1 κατεάχθην [LXX]; infinitive καταχθῆναι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; participle καταχθείς [Refs 1st c.AD+] led the copyists to insert the ε in unaugmented forms, as κατεάξας [Refs 5th c.BC+], and such forms were in use in later Gr., as κατεάξει [NT+2nd c.AD+]:— break in pieces, shatter, κατά θ᾽ ἅρματα ἄξω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ (i.e. ἔγχος) γὰρ κατεάξαμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+] codex R (variant{τῆς κεφαλῆς},[Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατάξω τὴν κεφαλήν, ἄνθρωπέ, σου [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, break up into species, μὴ κ. μηδὲ κερματίζειν τὴν ἀρετήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. weaken, enervate, πατρίδα θ᾽, ἢν αὔξειν Χρεὼν καὶ μὴ κατᾶξαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect participle κατεαγώς effeminate, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; αὐλητὴς τῶν κ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II. passive with perfect active, to be broken, δόρατα κατεηγότα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially καταγῆναι τὴν κεφαλήν have one's head broken, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατεαγέναι or κατάγνυσθαι τὰ ὦτα, of pugilists, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατεάγη τῆς κ. [Refs]; τῆς κ. καταγῆναι (-εαγῆναι, -εαγέναι codices) δεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, to be shattered, of an argument, [Refs 4th c.BC+]