Greek

To sink

καταποντίζωStrong’s G2670

katapontizō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Katapontizō is the Greek word usually translated “sink” and “may be sunk”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.”

Matthew 14:30 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “sink” and “may be sunk”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

to sink 1
he may be sunk 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Matthew 2

1 book in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Matthew 18:6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Greek dictionary

καταποντίζω katapontizō · to sink

κατα-πονίζω [in LXX for טָבַע pu., Exo.15:4 A, בָּלַע pi., שָׁטַף, Psa.55:9 69:2, al. ;] to throw into the sea, sink or drown therein: Mat.14:30; pass., Mat.18:6.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “sink” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SINK, verb intransitive

preterit tense sunk; participle passive id. The old preterit tense sank is nearly obsolete.

To fall by the force of greater gravity, in a medium or substance of less specific gravity; to subside; opposed to swim or float. Psalms 69:2
To fall gradually.
To enter or penetrate into any body.
To fall; to become lower; to subside or settle to a level.

All definitions and other forms of “sink”

To be overwhelmed or depressed.
To enter deeply; to be impressed. Luke 9:44“Let these sayings sink down into your ears” Luke 9:44
To become deep; to retire or fall within the surface of any thing; as, the eyes sink into the head.
To fall; to decline; to decay; to decrease.
To fall into rest or indolence; as, to sink away in pleasing dreams.
To be lower; to fall; as, the price of land will sink in time of peace.

SINK, verb transitive

To put under water; to immerse in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.
To make by digging or delving; as, to sink a pit or a well.
To depress; to degrade.
To plunge into destruction.
To cause to fall or to be plunged.
To bring low; to reduce in quantity.
To depress; to overbear; to crush.
To diminish; to lower or lessen; to degrade.
To cause to decline or fail.
To suppress; to conceal; to intervert.
To depress to lower in value or amount.
To reduce; to pay; to diminish or annihilate by payment; as, to sink the nation debt.
To waste; to dissipate; as, to sink an estate.

SINK, noun

A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.
A kind of bason of stone or wood to receive filthy water.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.