Strong's Greek · G2691

G2691 katastrēniáō

καταστρηνιάω

kat-as-tray-nee-ah'-o

to desire

Looking for Hebrew H2691 châtsêr? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2691. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

katastrēniáō appears once in Scripture, in 1 Timothy 5:11. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to become voluptuous against

In the King James Version

begin to wax wanton against

Derivation

from G2596 (κατά) and G4763 (στρηνιάω);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

1 Timothy 5:11

“But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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