Greek word study

κατήφειαkatḗpheia — a downcast countenance, gloom, dejection

a downcast countenance as a sign of sorrow, gloominess, gloom, dejection.

Translated in the King James as: heaviness

Origin: from a compound of G2596 (κατά) and perhaps a derivative of the base of G5316 (φαίνω) (meaning downcast in look);

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.