Quick Definition
I am pierced, stung
Strong's Definition
to pierce thoroughly, i.e. (figuratively) to agitate violently ("sting to the quick")
Derivation: from G2596 (κατά) and G3572 (νύσσω);
KJV Usage: prick
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατανύσσω: 2 aorist passive κατενύγην (Buttmann, 63 (55)); to prick, pierce; metaphorically, to pain the mind sharply, agitate it vehemently: used especially of the emotion of sorrow; κατενύγησαν τῇ καρδία (τήν καρδίαν L T Tr WH), they were smitten in heart with poignant sorrow (A. V. literally, pricked), Act_2:37 (κατανενυγμένον τῇ καρδία, Psa_118:16 (); add, Gen_34:7; Sir_12:12 Sir_14:1, etc.; of lust, Susanna 10; of violent pity, John Malalas, chronogr. 1, 18, Bonn. edition, p. 460). Cf. Fritzsche on Romans, ii., p. 558ff
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κατανύσσομαι katanyssomai 1x
to pierce through; to pierce with compunction and pain of heart, Act_2:37
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† κατα -νύσσω ,
[in LXX : Gen_34:7 ( H6087 hith .), Lev_10:3 , Psa_4:4 , Psa 29:12, al. ( H1826 ), Da LXX TH Sus 1:10 ( H7290 ni .), Sir_12:12 ; Sir_14:1 , al. ;]
1. to strike or prick violently.
2. to stun .
3. Of strong emotion, pass ., to be smitten: τὴν καρδίαν , Act_2:37 ( see κατάνυξις ).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κατανύσσω [page 330]
An interesting illustration of the use of this verb in Act_2:37 is afforded by Pelagia-Legenden , p. 7 .16 καὶ οὕτως κατενύγη πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἐπὶ τοῖς λόγοις οἷς ἐλάλει τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον δι᾽ αὐτοῦ , ὥστε ὅλον τὸ ἔδαφος τῆς ἐκκλησίας καταρρανθῆναι ὑπὸ τῶν δακρύων τοῦ λαοῦ . MGr κατανύσσομαι , I am seized with compunction, I become contrite.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
κατα-νύσσω
[in LXX: Gen.34:7 (עָצַב hith.), Lev.10:3, Psa.4:4, Psa 29:12, al. (דָּמַם), Dan LXX TH Sus 1:10 (רָדַם ni.), Sir.12:12 14:1, al. ;]
__1. to strike or prick violently.
__2. to stun.
__3. Of strong emotion, pass., to be smitten: τὴν καρδίαν, Act.2:37 (see: κατάνυξις).†
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