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καθαιρέω

kathaireōto take downHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb9 occurrences4 books9 verses

Definition

καθ-αιρέω, -ῶ

[in LXX for נָתַץ, פָּרַץ, יָרַד, etc. ;]

1. to take down: with accusative of person(s) (the technical term for removal after crucifixion, Field, Notes, 44), Mark 15:36, 46, Luke 23:53, Acts 13:29.

2. to put down by force, pull down, destroy: ἀποθήκας, Luke 12:18 (opposite to οἰκοδομεῖν); δυνάστας, Luke 1:52; ἔθνη, Acts 13:19; pass., Acts 19:27 (diminished, Field, Notes, 129 f.); figuratively, to refute: λογισμούς, 2 Corinthians 10:5.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καθαιρέω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. Mark 15:36καθελεῖν · to take Him down
    And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
  2. Mark 15:46καθελὼν · took down
    So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
  3. Luke 1:52καθεῖλεν · He has brought down
    He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
  4. Luke 12:18καθελῶ · I will tear down
    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.
  5. Luke 23:53καθελὼν · he took it down
    Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.
  6. Acts 13:19καθελὼν · having vanquished
    And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
  7. Acts 13:29καθελόντες · they took [Him] down
    When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
  8. Acts 19:27καθαιρεῖσθαι · deposed
    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.”
  9. 2 Corinthians 10:5καθαιροῦντες · We demolish
    We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.