G2670 καταποντίζω

Strong's Greek Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

καταποντίζω

katapontízō

Definition

to plunge down, i.e. submerge

KJV Renderings

drown, sink

Derivation / Etymology

from G2596 (κατά) and a derivative of the same as G4195 (Πόντος);

KJV Verses (2)

Matthew 14:30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
Matthew 18:6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.