Definition
κατά-νυξις, -εως, ἡ
(κατανύσσω, which see), [in LXX: Psalm 60:3 (תַּרְעֵלָה), Isaiah 29:10 (תַּרְדֵּמָה)* ;]
1. a pricking.
2. (Perhaps through resembl. of κατανύσσω to -νυστάζω), torpor of mind, stupefaction: Romans 11:8 (LXX) (see ICC, in l; Field, Notes, 157).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κατάνυξις:
- תַּרְדֵּמָהtar.de.mah“deep sleep”50%
- תַּרְעֵלָהtar.e.lah“reeling”50%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Romans 11:8κατανύξεως · of stupor…as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”