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Be thrown down

καταστρώννυμιStrong’s G2693

katastrōnnumi

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Katastrōnnumi is the Greek word usually translated “were strewn”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.”
1 Corinthians 10:5 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “were strewn”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • they were strewn 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    καταστρώννυμι katastrōnnumi · be thrown down

    κατα-στρώννυμι [in LXX: Num.14:16 (שָׁחַט), Job.12:23 (שָׁטַח), שָׁטַח), Jdt.4.1-15; Jdt.2.1-28 Mac.4 ;] 1. to strew or spread over. 2. to lay low, overthrow: 1Co.10:5.† (AS)

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

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