Lexical Definition

‎κατάγνυμι‎ katágnymi (kat-ag'-noo-mee) to break ^G:V
from ‎κατά‎ and the base of ‎ῥήγνυμι‎

break.

• to rend in pieces, i.e. crack apart

Abbott-Smith

κατ-άγνυμι, [in LXX for נחת pi., etc.;]
to break: c. acc. rei, Mt 12:20(LXX), Jo 19:31-33.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κατάγνυμι-άγνῡμι,

infinitive -ύναι [ῠ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατάγνυμιαγνύω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; late present κατάγνυμιάσσω, κατάγνυμιεάσσω (which see): future κατάγνυμιάξω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist κατάγνυμιέαξα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect κατάγνυμιῆξα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive κατάγνυμιάξει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle κατάγνυμιάξας (Dobree for κατάγνυμιεάξας) [κατάγνυμιεάξας},{κατάγνυμιάγξας})">Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect optative καυάξαις ={καϝϝάξαις} for κατάγνυμι-ϝάξαις, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, κατάγνυμιάγνῠμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect κατάγνυμιεάγνυτο [Refs 4th c.BC+]aorist 2 κατάγνυμιεάγην[Refs 5th c.BC+]subjunctive κατάγνυμι-ᾱγῶ (contraction from κατάγνυμιᾰ-ϝᾰγ-) [κατάγνυμιᾱγείην [prev. work] 944 ">Refs]; participle κατάγνυμιαγείς [probably ᾱ] [κατάγνυμιᾰγέντος “APl.” 4.187 ">Refs]: future κατάγνυμιαγήσομαι[Refs].129: perfect κατάγνυμιέᾱγα, Ionic dialect κατάγνυμιέηγα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle κατάγνυμιεαγώς, written κατάγνυμιειαγώς [κατάγνυμιηγώς">Refs] Phoenix5.1: perfect passive κατάγνυμιέαγμαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist 1 κατάγνυμιεάχθην [LXX]; infinitive κατάγνυμιαχθῆναι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; participle κατάγνυμιαχθείς [κατάγνυμιέαξα, κατάγνυμιεάγην">Refs 1st c.AD+] led the copyists to insert the ε in unaugmented forms, as κατάγνυμιεάξας [κατάγνυμιεαγῇ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 50, κατάγνυμιεαγῆναι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 469d ">Refs 5th c.BC+], and such forms were in use in later Gr., as κατάγνυμιεάξει [κατάγνυμιεαγῶσιν NT.John.19.31, κατάγνυμιέαξαν “BGU” 908.25 (2nd c.AD)">NT+2nd c.AD+]:— break in pieces, shatter, κατάγνυμιά θ᾽ ἅρματα ἄξω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ (i.e. ἔγχος) γὰρ κατάγνυμιεάξαμεν [κατάγνυμιέαξε Ποσειδάων 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.283, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 666; εἴ τινες μαχεσάμενοι ἔτυχον ἀλλήλων κατάγνυμιάξαντες τὰς κεφαλάς 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.42; κατάγνυμιάξειέ τις αὐτοῦ μεθύων τὴν κεφαλήν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1166 ">Refs 8th c.BC+] codex R (variant{τῆς κεφαλῆς},[κατάγνυμιάξει τῆς κεφαλῆς τὰ ῥήματα 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 323, κατάγνυμιῆξε τῶν πλευρέων 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 5.26, see entry near the end)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατάγνυμιάξω τὴν κεφαλήν, ἄνθρωπέ, σου [κατάγνυμιέαξ᾽ ἐχῖνον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1436; Ναξίαν ἀμυγδάλην κατάγνυμιᾶξαι 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista Comedy texts 68; τὰς ἀμυγδαλᾶς.. κάταξον τῇ κεφαλῇ σαυτοῦ λίθῳ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 590 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, break up into species, μὴ κ. μηδὲ κερματίζειν τὴν ἀρετήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 weaken, enervate, πατρίδα θ᾽, ἢν αὔξειν Χρεὼν καὶ μὴ κατάγνυμιᾶξαι [κατάγνυμιαγνύουσι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 6.5: \_absolutely\_ in ">Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect participle κατάγνυμιεαγώς effeminate, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; αὐλητὴς τῶν κ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II passive with perfect active, to be broken, δόρατα κατάγνυμιεηγότα [κατάγνυμιάγνυται τὸ τεῦχος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 565.3; κατάγνυμιέαγεν ἡ Χύτρα 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 403 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially κατάγνυμιαγῆναι τὴν κεφαλήν have one's head broken, [κατάγνυμιεαγέναι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 54.35: Comedy texts, στάμνου κεφαλὴν κατάγνυμιεαγότος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 545; τὸ κρανίον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 684; τὸ σκάφιον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 604 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατάγνυμιεαγέναι or κατάγνυμιάγνυσθαι τὰ ὦτα, of pugilists, [κατάγνυμιεαγώς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.67: also with \_genitive\_ \_partitive\_ (οὐ πᾶσαν τὴν κεφαλὴν ἀλλὰ μέρος τι αὐτῆς 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus “Philet.” p.448 P.), τῆς κεφαλῆς κατάγνυμιέαγε περὶ λίθῳ πεσών 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1180 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατάγνυμιεάγη τῆς κ. [Refs]; τῆς κ. κατάγνυμιαγῆναι (-εαγῆναι, -εαγέναι codices) δεῖν [κατάγνυμιέαγα τοῦ κρανίου 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Tim.” 48 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, to be shattered, of an argument, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Jer.31.25* ☩ Matt.12.20 ☩ John.19.31}