καταλέγωkatalégō
to lay down, i.e. (figuratively) to enrol
Greek (New Testament) · G2639
Meanings
1. to lay down; middle (in Hom.), to lie down.
2. to narrate (LXX, Deuteronomy 19:16, 2 Maccabees 7:30).
3. to choose out, hence, to enrol: of widows, passive, 1 Timothy 5:9.
Same root
- κατάkatá · G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- λέγωlégō · G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 1 Timothy 5:9 A widow who is put on the list for support must be a woman who is at least sixty years old and was faithful to her husband.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.