Strong's G2507 · Greek
καθαιρέω
kathaireo · /kath-ahee-reh'-o/
Definition
from 2596 and 138 (including its alternate); to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively):--cast (pull, put, take) down, destroy.
KJV: cast (pull, put, take) down, destroy
Root / derivation: from 2596 and 138 (including its alternate)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered καθαιρέω across 9 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
9 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Mark2 verses
And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
Mark 15:46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
Luke3 verses
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Luke 12:18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luke 23:53And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
Acts3 verses
And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
Acts 13:29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
Acts 19:27So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. set at nought: or, brought into disrepute, or, contempt
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G2507 (kathaireo) mean?
from 2596 and 138 (including its alternate); to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively):--cast (pull, put, take) down, destroy.
How many times does G2507 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G2507 (καθαιρέω) appears in 9 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “down.”
How is kathaireo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G2507 is rendered as “down” (7×), “destroyed” (2×), “take” (1×), “took” (1×).
Where does the Greek word καθαιρέω come from?
from 2596 and 138 (including its alternate)