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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: 2659. κατάνυξις (katanuxis) -- Stupor, deep sleep, insensibility</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2659.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/luke/20-13.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/2659.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> > 2659</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/2658.htm" title="2658">◄</a> 2659. katanuxis <a href="../greek/2660.htm" title="2660">►</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">katanuxis: Stupor, deep sleep, insensibility</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κατάνυξις</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>katanuxis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ka-tan'-üx-is<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kat-an'-oox-is)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Stupor, deep sleep, insensibility<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>deep sleep, torpor, insensibility, stupor.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb κατανούσσω (katanousso), meaning "to prick" or "to pierce."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H8639 תַּרְדֵּמָה (tardemah) - often translated as "deep sleep" or "trance," used in contexts like Genesis 2:21 and Isaiah 29:10, where it describes a divinely induced state of insensibility.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "katanuxis" refers to a state of spiritual stupor or insensibility, often used to describe a condition where individuals are unable to perceive or respond to spiritual truths. It implies a dullness or hardness of heart that prevents understanding or acceptance of God's message.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of spiritual insensibility was not uncommon. Philosophers and religious teachers often spoke of the need for enlightenment and awakening from ignorance. In the Jewish context, the idea of a hardened heart or spiritual blindness was a recurring theme, especially in the prophetic literature, where it was often seen as a judgment from God for persistent disobedience.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2659</b> <i>katányksis</i> – properly, a violent strike (prick); (figuratively) the <i>bewilderment</i> which comes after being struck, like falling into a mental <i>stupor</i> (used only in Ro 11:8).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2660.htm">katanussó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>stupefaction<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>stupor (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 2659: κατάνυξις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κατάνυξις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κατανύξεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">κατανύσσω</span>, which see); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a pricking, piercing</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">compunctio</span>). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">severe sorrow, extreme grief</span>. <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> <span class="accented">insensibility or torpor of mind,</span> such as extreme grief easily produces; hence, <span class="greek2">πνεῦμα</span> <span class="greek2">κατανύξεως</span>, <span class="accented">a spirit of stupor,</span> which renders their souls torpid, i. e. so insensible that they are not affected at all by the offer made them of salvation through the Messiah, <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a> from <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a> the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> (where the Hebrew <span class="hebrew">תַּרְדֵּמָה</span> <span class="hebrew">רוּחַ</span>, a spirit of <span class="accented">deep sleep,</span> is somewhat loosely so rendered; <span class="greek2">οἶνος</span> <span class="greek2">κατανύξεως</span> for <span class="hebrew">תַּרְעֵלָה</span> <span class="hebrew">יַיִן</span>, wine which produces <span class="accented">dizziness, reeling,</span> German <span class="foreign">Taumelwein</span>, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/59-5.htm">Psalm 59:5</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 60:5>)). Not found in secular authors. Cf. Fritzsche's full discussion of the word in his Commentary on Romans, vol. ii., p. 558ff; (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 94 (90); <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> 'Fresh Revision' etc., p. 139 note).<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>slumber. <p>From <a href="/greek/2660.htm">katanusso</a>; a prickling (sensation, as of the limbs asleep), i.e. (by implication, (perhaps by some confusion with <a href="/greek/3506.htm">neuo</a> or even with <a href="/greek/3571.htm">nux</a>)) stupor (lethargy) -- slumber. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2660.htm">katanusso</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3506.htm">neuo</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3571.htm">nux</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κατανυξεως κατανύξεως katanuxeos katanuxeōs katanyxeos katanyxeōs katanýxeos katanýxeōs<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/romans/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεὸς πνεῦμα <b>κατανύξεως</b> ὀφθαλμοὺς τοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> THEM A SPIRIT <span class="itali">OF STUPOR,</span> EYES<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the spirit <span class="itali">of slumber,</span> eyes<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God a spirit <span class="itali">of slumber</span> eyes<p><b><a href="/greek/2659.htm">Strong's Greek 2659</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2659.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/katanuxeo_s_2659.htm">κατανύξεως — 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/2658.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2658"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2658" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2660.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2660"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2660" /></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>