Katanyxis means “slumber” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2659 — chapher (“be ashamed”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2659 κατάνυξις (katanuxis) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. katanuxis (kat-an'-oox-is) n. 1. a prickling (sensation, as of the limbs asleep) 2. (by implication) stupor (lethargy) It has 3 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include eyes, hast, things, made, and drink. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
katanuxis (kat-an'-oox-is) n. 1. a prickling (sensation, as of the limbs asleep) 2. (by implication) stupor (lethargy) {(stupor, perhaps by some confusion with G3506 or even with G3571)} [from G2660] KJV: slumber Root(s): G2660 See also: G3506, G3571
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2659. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
stupor
Usage: κατά-νυξις, -εως, ἡ (κατανύσσω, which see), [in LXX: Psa.60:3 (תַּרְעֵלָה), Isa.29:10 (תַּרְדֵּמָה)* ;] __1. a pricking. __2. (Perhaps through resembl. of κατανύσσω to -νυστάζω), torpor of mind, stupefaction: Rom.11:8 (LXX) (see ICC, in l; Field, Notes, 157).† (AS)
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Strong's G2659 (κατάνυξις) appears 2 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
2 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
Thou hast shown thy people hard things: Thou hast made us drink the wine of astonishment.
For the Lord has made you to drink a spirit of deep sleep; and he shall close their eyes, and the eyes of their prophets and of their rulers, who see secret things.
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2659.
Thou hast shown thy people hard things: Thou hast made us drink the wine of astonishment.
For the Lord has made you to drink a spirit of deep sleep; and he shall close their eyes, and the eyes of their prophets and of their rulers, who see secret things.
(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2659, grouped by book.
Katanyxis (Strong's G2659) is a Greek word most simply glossed "slumber". katanuxis (kat-an'-oox-is) n. 1. a prickling (sensation, as of the limbs asleep) 2. (by implication) stupor (lethargy)
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's G2659 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2659 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as eyes, hast, things, made, drink, and spirit. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G2659, with linked reader references where each row is available.