Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
to flood
Usage: κατα-κλύζω [in LXX for שָׁטַף, Psa.78:20, al. ;] to inundate, deluge: pass., 2Pe.3:6.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G2626
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
12
Books
7
Strong's G2626 Quick Answer
Strong's G2626 κατακλύζω (katakluzo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. katakluzo (kat-ak-lood'-zo) v. 1. to dash (wash) down 2. (by implication) to deluge It has 12 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include overflowed. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- katakluzo (kat-ak-lood'-zo) v. 1. to dash (wash) down 2. (by implication) to deluge
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- overflowed
Meaning and Definition
katakluzo (kat-ak-lood'-zo) v. 1. to dash (wash) down 2. (by implication) to deluge [from G2596 and the base of G2830] KJV: overflow Root(s): G2596, G2830
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2626. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G2626 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render katakluzo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
overflowed
2 Peter 3:6
How Strong's G2626 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G2626 (κατακλύζω) appears 13 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- Daniel (Greek) 11:10 — κατακλύζων
- Daniel (Greek) 11:22 — κατακλύζοντος
- Daniel (Greek) 11:22 — κατακλυσθήσονται
- Daniel (Greek) 11:26 — κατακλύσει
- Ezekiel 13:11 — κατακλύζων
Strong's G2626 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G2626 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
Strong's G2626 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The waters wear the stones, And waters falling headlong overflow a heap of the earth: And thou destroyest the hope of man.
Forasmuch as he smote the rock, and the waters flowed, And the torrents ran abundantly; Will he be able also to give bread, Or prepare a table for his people?
Behold, waters come up from the north, and shall become a sweeping torrent, and it shall sweep away the land, and its fullness; the city, and them that dwell in it: and men shall cry and all that dwell in the land shall howl,
Strong's G2626 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
For whose cause the earth being drowned with the flood, wisdom again preserved it, And directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of small value.
But she drowned their enemies, And cast them up out of the bottom of the deep.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2626.
The waters wear the stones, And waters falling headlong overflow a heap of the earth: And thou destroyest the hope of man.
Forasmuch as he smote the rock, and the waters flowed, And the torrents ran abundantly; Will he be able also to give bread, Or prepare a table for his people?
Behold, waters come up from the north, and shall become a sweeping torrent, and it shall sweep away the land, and its fullness; the city, and them that dwell in it: and men shall cry and all that dwell in the land shall howl,
Say to them that plaster it, It shall fall; and there shall be a flooding rain; and I will send great stones upon their joinings, and they shall fall; and there shall be a sweeping wind, and it shall be broken.
Therefore thus saith the Lord; I will even cause to burst forth a sweeping blast with fury, and there shall be a flooding rain in my wrath; and in my fury I will bring on great stones for complete destruction.
And I will judge him with pestilence, and blood, and sweeping rain, and hailstones; and I will rain upon him fire and brimstone, and upon all that are with him, and upon many nations with him.
And his sons shall gather a multitude among many: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through, and he shall rest, and collect his strength.
And the arms of him that overflows shall be washed away as with a flood from before him, and shall be broken, and so shall be the head of the covenant.
and they shall eat his provisions, and shall crush him, and he shall carry away armies as with a flood, and many shall fall down slain.
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
For whose cause the earth being drowned with the flood, wisdom again preserved it, And directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of small value.
But she drowned their enemies, And cast them up out of the bottom of the deep.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2626, grouped by book.
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G2626 FAQ
What does kataklyzo (κατακλύζω) mean?
Kataklyzo (Strong's G2626) is a Greek word most simply glossed "overflow". katakluzo (kat-ak-lood'-zo) v. 1. to dash (wash) down 2. (by implication) to deluge
How many times is kataklyzo (κατακλύζω) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's G2626 across 7 books.
Where can I study kataklyzo (κατακλύζω) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2626 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate kataklyzo (κατακλύζω)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as overflowed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G2626 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 9 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2626, with linked reader references where each row is available.