Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
to desire
Usage: κατα-στρηνιάω, -ῶ to wax wanton against: with genitive, 1Ti.5:11 (AS)
Katastreniao means “begin to wax wanton against” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2691 — chatser (“court”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2691 καταστρηνιάω (katastreniao) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. katastreniao (kat-as-tray-nee-ah'-o) v. 1. to become voluptuous against 2. to live luxuriously and pleasurably in opposition to (modesty, godliness, Christ) It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include against. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
katastreniao (kat-as-tray-nee-ah'-o) v. 1. to become voluptuous against 2. to live luxuriously and pleasurably in opposition to (modesty, godliness, Christ) [from G2596 and G4763] KJV: begin to wax wanton against Root(s): G2596, G4763
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to desire
Usage: κατα-στρηνιάω, -ῶ to wax wanton against: with genitive, 1Ti.5:11 (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render katastreniao, 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.
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's G2691.
But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2691, grouped by book.
Katastreniao (Strong's G2691) is a Greek word most simply glossed "begin to wax wanton against". katastreniao (kat-as-tray-nee-ah'-o) v. 1. to become voluptuous against 2. to live luxuriously and pleasurably in opposition to (modesty, godliness, Christ)
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's G2691 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2691 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as against. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.