καθαιρέω
kathaireō
“to take down”
Definition
to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)
from G2596 (κατά) and G138 (αἱρέομαι) (including its alternate);
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Occurrences
καθαιρέω appears 8 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
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.”
He has brought down rulers from their thrones,but has exalted the humble.
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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