- Original: κατήφεια - Transliteration: Katepheia - Phonetic: kat-ay'-fi-ah - Definition: 1. a downcast look expressive of sorrow 2. shame, dejection, gloom - Origin: from a compound of G2596 and perhaps a derivative of the base of G5316 (meaning downcast in look) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From a compound of G2596 and perhaps a derivative of the base of G5316 (meaning downcast in look); demureness that is (by implication) sadness: - heaviness. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • heaviness, 1 Jam 4:9