GreekG2507Verb

καθαιρέω

kathaireō

8Occurrences
G2507Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)

from G2596 (κατά) and G138 (αἱρέομαι) (including its alternate);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to take down
2.to put down by force, pull down, destroy
LXX: for נָתַץ, פָּרַץ, יָרַד, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

καθαιρέω appears 8 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
3
Luke
3
Mark
2

Key Passages

Acts 13:19BSB

And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.

Acts 13:29BSB

When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

Acts 19:27BSB

There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”

Luke 1:52BSB

He has brought down rulers from their thrones,but has exalted the humble.

Luke 12:18BSB

Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

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