Quick Definition
κατασφάζω v. I slaughter
Strong's Definition
to kill down, i.e. slaughter
Derivation: from G2596 (κατά) and G4969 (σφάζω);
KJV Usage: slay
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | σφάζω
20.72 · Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill · Kill
to slaughter, to kill to slaughter, either animals or persons; in contexts referring to persons, the implication is of violence and mercilessness
1 It is possible that κατασφάζω is somewhat more emphatic in connotation than σφάζω.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κατασφάζω katasphazō 1x
also spelled κατασφάττω, to slaughter, slay, Lk. 19:27*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κατα-σφάζω,
[in LXX: Za 11:5 (הרג), Ez 16:40 (בּתק pi.), II Mac8;]
to kill off, slay: c. acc., Lk 19:27.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κατασφάζω. The only citation we can furnish for this NT ἅπ. εἰρ. (Lk 19°") is P Giss 1. 8211 (a.p. 117) κατ[ἐϊσφαξα[ν in a much mutilated context, but apparently with the meaning ‘zum Opfer fielen ” (Ed.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κατασφάζω (katasphazō) — to slaughter. κατασφάζω, later κατασυν-σφάττω [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: future -ξω [LXX]:—slaughter, murder, [NT+5th c.BC+]: frequently in aorist passive κατεσφάγην [ᾰ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]