κατασκάπτω
kataskaptō · tear down
Greek word · Strong’s number G2679 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kataskaptō (κατασκάπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “tear down”.
Destroy down to the foundations.
How to say it
ka·tas·kap·tō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To demolish a building to its foundations.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- ruins ×1
- they have torn down ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 15:16
‘After these things I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen, and its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
- Romans 11:3
Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.