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καταλιθάζω

katalitházō

G2642 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To stone thoroughly, to put someone to death by the method of stoning—that is, to kill by throwing stones at them, typically as an execution for a crime or perceived transgression. The verb emphasizes the intensity or thoroughness of the action, sometimes suggesting collective or organized action.

Semantic Range

to stone to death, to kill by stoning, to execute by stoning, to pelt thoroughly with stones

Root / Etymology

From κατά (down, against, intensifying prefix) and λιθάζω (to stone, to throw stones), literally 'to stone down' or 'to stone violently/intensively.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

καταλιθάζω is a rare verb, not commonly attested outside biblical Greek. It intensifies the base verb λιθάζω ('to stone'), adding the sense of a decisive, complete, or forceful stoning—typically associated with execution. In the Septuagint and other Hellenistic texts, stoning was a judicial method of execution or collective violence against someone judged guilty of transgression (religious or social). In the New Testament, related verbs like λιθάζω (not καταλιθάζω) are more commonly seen; however, καταλιθάζω may appear in certain LXX manuscripts. The process usually involves a gathered group enacting punishment by hurling stones, often as a communal act. Standard English translations simply render this as 'to stone,' but the Greek form stresses the completeness or finality of the action.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from κατά and λιθάζω; to stone down, i.e. to death:--stone.

Root Family

κατα-λιθ- (katalitházō) — to stone, to throw stones forcibly

Root κατα-λιθ- to stone, to throw stones forcibly

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G2642-01 καταλιθάσει katalithasei V FUT ACT IND 3P SG will stone will stone to death will stone to death 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G2642-01 Luke 20:6 καταλιθάσει katalithasei V FUT ACT IND 3P SG will stone will stone to death will stone to death
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