katanuxis denotes the condition described in Romans 11:8 as a spirit joined with eyes not seeing and ears not hearing.

The sole attested use places the noun in a phrase about a condition given by God, alongside eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear in Romans 11:8.

1. A condition of unseeing and unhearing · dominant

   In Romans 11:8, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the phrase "a spirit of stupor"; the clause continues with eyes not seeing and ears not hearing. The APB renders the verse, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes not to see and ears not to hear," confirming the condition described in that clause.

   Romans 11:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 11:8, the APB presents the form within "a spirit of stupor" and follows it with "eyes not to see and ears not to hear." The specific English contribution of the noun cannot be isolated beyond that phrase.