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Lexicon :: Strong's G2679 - kataskaptō

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κατασκάπτω
Transliteration
kataskaptō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-as-kap'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

κατασκάπτω kataskáptō, kat-as-kap'-to; from G2596 and G4626; to undermine, i.e. (by implication) destroy:—dig down, ruin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2679 in the following manner: ruin (1x), dig down (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2679 in the following manner: ruin (1x), dig down (1x).

  1. to dig under, dig down, demolish, destroy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κατασκάπτω kataskáptō, kat-as-kap'-to; from G2596 and G4626; to undermine, i.e. (by implication) destroy:—dig down, ruin.
STRONGS G2679:
κατασκάπτω: 1 aorist κατεσκαψα; perfect passive participle κατεσκαμμένος; to dig under, dig down, demolish, destroy: τί, Romans 11:3, from 1 Kings 19:10; passive Acts 15:16 (R G L), from Amos 9:11 ((but see καταστρέφω)). (Tragg., Thucydides, Xenophon, and following).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
19:10
Amos
9:11
Acts
15:16
Romans
11:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2679 matches the Greek κατασκάπτω (kataskaptō),
which occurs 30 times in 29 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:3 - And ye shall destroy their altars, and break in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their groves, and ye shall burn with fire the graven images of their gods, and ye shall abolish their name out of that place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:2 - And ye shall make no covenant with them that dwell in this land, neither shall ye worship their gods; but ye shall destroy their graven images, ye shall pull down their altars: but ye hearkened not to my voice, for ye did these things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28 - And the men of the city rose up early in the morning; and behold, the altar of Baal had been demolished, and the grove by it had been destroyed; and they saw the second bullock, which Gedeon offered on the altar that had been built.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:30 - And the men of the city said to Joas, Bring out thy son, and let him die, because he has destroyed the altar of Baal, and because he has destroyed the grove that is by it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31 - And Gedeon the son of Joas said to all the men who rose up against him, Do ye now plead for Baal, or will ye save him? whoever will plead for him, let him be slain this morning: if he be a god let him plead for himself, because one has thrown down his altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:32 - And he called it in that day Jerobaal, saying, Let Baal plead thereby, because his altar has been thrown down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9 - And Gedeon said to the men of Phanuel, When I return in peace, I will [fn]break down this tower.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17 - And he overthrew the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:32 - And he built up the stones in the name of the Lord, and [fn]repaired the altar that had been broken down; and he made a [fn]trench that would hold two measures of seed round about the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:10 - And Eliu said, [fn] I have been very jealous for the Lord Almighty, because the children of Israel have forsaken thee: they have digged down thine altars, and have slain thy prophets with the sword; and I only am left alone, and they seek my life to take it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 - And it came to pass at the return of the year, at the time of the going forth of kings to war, that Joab gathered the whole force of the army, and they ravaged the land of the children of Ammon; and he came and besieged Rabba. But David abode in Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabba and destroyed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And Ezekias strengthened himself, and built all the wall that had been pulled down, and the towers, and another wall in front without, and fortified the strong place of the city of David, and prepared arms in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19 - And he burnt the house of the Lord, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt its palaces with fire, and utterly destroyed every beautiful vessel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:11 - but by the mouths of ungodly men it is overthrown.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 - Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs hers down with her hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:31 - If thou let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; [fn]and he becomes destitute, and his stone walls are broken down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:4 - A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:10 - Behold, I have appointed thee this day over nations and over kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to rebuild, and to plant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15 - The lions roared upon him, and uttered their voice, which have made his land a wilderness: and his cities are broken down, that they should not be inhabited.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:10 - Go up upon her battlements, and break them down; but make not a full end: leave her buttresses; for they are the Lord's.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15 - (LXX 27:15) and prevail against her: her hands are weakened, her bulwarks are fallen, and her wall is broken down: for it is vengeance from God: take vengeance upon her; as she has done, do to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - (LXX 28:58) Thus saith the Lord, The wall of Babylon was made broad, but it shall be completely broken down, and her high gates shall be burnt with fire; and the peoples shall not labour in vain, nor the nations fail in their rule.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - And I will break down the wall which ye have plastered, and it shall fall; and I will lay it on the ground, and its foundations shall be discovered, and it shall fall; and ye shall be consumed with rebukes: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:39

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:39 - And I will deliver thee into their hands, and they shall break down thy house of harlotry, and destroy thine high place; and they shall strip thee of thy garments, and shall take thy proud ornaments, and leave thee naked and bare.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35 - And they shall say, That desolate land is become like a garden of delight; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are inhabited.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2 - They have divided their hearts; now shall they be utterly destroyed: he shall dig down their altars, their pillars shall mourn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:17 - The heifers have started at their mangers, the treasures are abolished, the wine-presses are broken down; for the corn is withered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:14 - For in the day wherein I shall take vengeance of the sins of Israel upon him, I will also take vengeance on the altars of Bæthel: and the horns of the altar shall be broken down, and they shall fall upon the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:11 - In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and will rebuild the ruins of it, and will set up the parts thereof that have been broken down, and will build it up as in the ancient days:
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