καταστέλλω
katastellō · calm, quiet
Greek word · Strong’s number G2687 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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katastellō (καταστέλλω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “calm, quiet”.
A crowd; restrain.
How to say it
ka·tas·tel·lō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To settle an agitated crowd down.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- calm ×1
- had quieted ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 19:35
And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he says, “Men of Ephesus, who indeed is there among people who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis and of the image fallen from heaven?
- Acts 19:36
Since then these things are undeniable, it is necessary for you to be calm and to do nothing rash.