καταχέω

katacheō · pour over

Greek word · Strong’s number G2708 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

katacheō (καταχέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “pour over”.

Pour down on.

How to say it

ka·ta·che·ō

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 empty a liquid over someone.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

Matthew 26:7
a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very costly perfume, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.
Mark 14:3
And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard, very costly; breaking the jar, she poured it over his head.