καταράομαι kataráomai

Meaning

to execrate; by analogy, to doom

In the King James Version: curse

Derivation: middle voice from G2671 (κατάρα);

Where it is used

• Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• Matthew 25:41 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
• Mark 11:21 Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”
• Luke 6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
• Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
• James 3:9 With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.