◄ G2659 ►
κατάνυξις
Transliteration
katanuxis;
Pronunciation
kat-an'-oox-is
Parts of Speech
n f
Root Word (Etymology)
from 2660
Dictionary Aids
TWOT Reference: TDNT 3:626
KJV Translation Count — 1x
The KJV translates Strongs H1 in the following manner: slumber (1)
Outline of Biblical Usage
1. a pricking, piercing
2. severe sorrow, extreme grief
3. insensibility or torpor of mind, such as extreme grief easily produces
a. hence a "spirit of stupor", which renders their souls torpid so insensible that they are not affected at all by the offer made them of salvation through the Messiah
Strong's Definitions
kat-an'-oox-is; from (2660) (κατανύσσω); a prickling (sensation, as of the limbs asleep), i.e. (by implication [perhaps by some confusion with (3506) (νεύω) or even with (3571) (νύξ)]) stupor (lethargy): — slumber.
Concordance Results Using KJV
(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of G2659, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.