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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2726. κατήφεια (katépheia) -- Dejection, Downcast, Depression</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2726.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/romans/6-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2726.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2726</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2725b.htm" title="2725b">◄</a> 2726. katépheia <a href="../greek/2727.htm" title="2727">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">katépheia: Dejection, Downcast, Depression</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">καταφέρεια</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>katépheia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kat-ef'-i-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kat-ay'-fi-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Dejection, Downcast, Depression<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a downcast countenance as a sign of sorrow, gloominess, gloom, dejection.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from καταφέρω (katapherō), meaning "to bring down" or "to depress."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "katépheia," similar concepts can be found in words like יָגוֹן (yagon, Strong's H3015) meaning "sorrow" or "grief," and דַּכָּא (dakka, Strong's H1790) meaning "crushed" or "contrite."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "katépheia" refers to a state of being downcast or dejected. It conveys a sense of heaviness or depression, often associated with a spiritual or emotional burden. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a demeanor or attitude that reflects a lack of joy or hope.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, emotional states were often linked to physical and spiritual well-being. The concept of being downcast or dejected was not only seen as a personal emotional state but also as a condition that could affect one's social and religious life. In Jewish and early Christian contexts, maintaining joy and hope was considered a reflection of one's faith and trust in God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from katéphés (with eyes downcast)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>dejection<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gloom (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2726: κατήφεια</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κατήφεια</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κατηφειας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="greek2">κατηφής</span>, of a downcast look; and this from <span class="greek2">κατά</span>, and <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">φαη</span> the eyes; <span class="abbreviation">Etym. Magn.</span> (496, 53) <span class="greek2">κατήφεια</span>. <span class="greek2">ἀπό</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">κάτω</span> <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">φαη</span> <span class="greek2">βάλλειν</span> <span class="greek2">τούς</span> <span class="greek2">ὀνειδιζομενους</span> <span class="greek2">ἤ</span> <span class="greek2">λυπουμενους</span>; because, as <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>,<span class="latin">de dysopia</span> (others,<span class="latin">de vitioso pudore</span> (528 e.)) <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> 1 says, it is <span class="greek2">λύπη</span> <span class="greek2">κάτω</span> <span class="greek2">βλέπειν</span> <span class="greek2">ποιοῦσα</span>), properly, <span class="accented">a downcast look expressive of sorrow</span>; hence, shame, dejection, gloom<span class="accented"> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> </span>heaviness"): <a href="/interlinear/james/4-9.htm">James 4:9</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 3, 51; 16, 498 etc.; <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span> 7, 75; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 13, 16, 1; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Cor. 20; (Pelop. 33, 3, and often; <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>, Char., etc.); often in Philo.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>gloominess, dejection<p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and perhaps a derivative of the base of <a href="/greek/5316.htm">phaino</a> (meaning downcast in look); demureness, i.e. (by implication) sadness -- heaviness. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5316.htm">phaino</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κατηφειαν κατήφειαν katepheian katēpheian katḗpheian<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/james/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 4:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χαρὰ εἰς <b>κατήφειαν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> into mourning and your joy <span class="itali">to gloom.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [your] joy to <span class="itali">heaviness.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> joy to <span class="itali">gloom</span><p><b><a href="/greek/2726.htm">Strong's Greek 2726</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2726.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kate_pheian_2726.htm">κατήφειαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2725b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2725b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2725b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2727.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2727"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2727" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>