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GreekG2506Noun (Feminine)

καθαίρεσις

kathairesis

3Occurrences
G2506Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

demolition; figuratively, extinction

from G2507 (καθαιρέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a pulling down, destruction: figuratively, κ. ὀχυρωμάτων; opposite to οἰκοδομή.
LXX: (הָרַס), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

καθαίρεσις appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
3

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 10:4BSB

The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

2 Corinthians 10:8BSB

For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

2 Corinthians 13:10BSB

This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.