Lexical Summary katanyssomai: to prick violently Original Word: κατανύσσομαιTransliteration: katanyssomai Phonetic Spelling: (kat-an-oos'-so) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to prick violently Meaning: to prick violently Strong's Concordance prick. From kata and nusso; to pierce thoroughly, i.e. (figuratively) to agitate violently ("sting to the quick") -- prick. see GREEK kata see GREEK nusso Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2660: κατανύσσωκατανύσσω: 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), Acts 2:37 (κατανενυγμένον τῇ καρδία, Psalm 118:16 |
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