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To cool

καταψύχωStrong’s G2711

katapsuchō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Katapsuchō is the Greek word usually translated “may cool”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.”
Luke 16:24 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • may cool 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    καταψύχω katapsuchō · to cool

    κατα-ψύχω [in LXX: Gen.18:4 (שָׁעַן ni.)* ;] to cool: with accusative, Luk.16:24.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    COOL, adjective

    [G., cold, to cool; chilliness; to blow strong.]

    1. Moderately cold; being of a temperature between hot and cold; as cool air; cool water.
    2. Not ardent or zealous; not angry; not fond; not excited by passion of any kind; indifferent; as a cool friend; a cool temper; a cool lover.
    3. Not retaining heat; light; as a cool dress.
    All definitions and other forms of “cool”

      COOL, noun

      A moderate state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; as the cool of the day; the cool of the morning or evening.

        COOL, verb transitive

        1. To allay heat; to make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of a substance; as, ice wools water.“Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue” Luke 16:24
        2. To moderate excitement of temper; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm, as anger; to abate, as love; to moderate, as desire, zeal or ardor; to render indifferent.

        COOL, verb intransitive

        1. To become less hot; to lose heat.
        2. To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become less ardent, angry, zealous, or affectionate; to become more moderate.

        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.