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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:3 - “And you shall tear down their altars and shatter their sacred pillars and burn their [fn]Asherim with fire, and you shall cut the graven images of their gods in pieces and destroy their name from that place.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:2 - and as for you, you shall cut no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not listened to My voice; what is this you have done?
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28 -

Then the men of the city arose early in the morning, and behold, the altar of Baal was torn down, and the Asherah which was beside it was cut down, and the second bull was offered on the altar which had been built.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:30 - Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has torn down the altar of Baal, and indeed, he has cut down the Asherah which was beside it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31 - But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal, or will you save him? Whoever will contend for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has torn down his altar.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:32 - Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had torn down his altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9 - So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17 - And he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:32 - And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two [fn]seahs of seed.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:10 - And he said, “I have been very zealous for Yahweh, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, pulled down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 -

Now it happened [fn]in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the force of the military and brought the land of the sons of Ammon to ruin, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and [fn]tore it down.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And he strengthened himself and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and [fn]erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the [fn]Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19 - Then they burned the house of God and tore down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its palaces with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:11 -

By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,

But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 -

The [fn]wise woman builds her house,

But the woman of folly tears it down with her own hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:31 -

And behold, it was completely [fn]overgrown with thistles;

[fn]Nettles have covered its surface,

And its stone wall has been torn down.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:4 -

By justice the king causes the land to stand,

But a man of bribes tears it down.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:10 -

“See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms,

To uproot and to tear down,

To cause to perish and to pull down,

To build and to plant.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15 -

“The young lions have roared at him;

They have given forth their voice.

And they have made his land a desolation;

His cities have been turned into ruin, without inhabitant.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:10 -

“Go up through her vine rows and make them a ruin,

But do not make a complete destruction;

Remove her branches,

For they are not Yahweh’s.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15 -

“Raise a loud shout against her on every side!

She has given [fn]herself up, her pillars have fallen,

Her walls have been pulled down.

For this is the vengeance of Yahweh:

Take vengeance on her;

As she has done to others, so do to her.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 -

Thus says Yahweh of hosts,

“The broad wall of Babylon will be completely razed,

And her high gates will be set on fire;

So the peoples will toil for nothing,

And the nations become weary only for fire.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - “So I will pull down the wall which you plastered over with whitewash and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation is laid bare; and it will fall, and you will be consumed in its midst. And you will know that I am Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:39 - “I will also give you into [fn]the hands of your lovers, and they will pull down your shrines, tear down your high places, strip you of your clothing, take away your [fn]splendid jewelry, and will leave you naked and bare.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35 - “And they will say, ‘This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate, and [fn]ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2 -

Their heart is [fn]faithless;

Now they must bear their guilt.

[fn]Yahweh will break down their altars

And destroy their sacred pillars.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:17 -

The [fn]seeds shrivel under their [fn]clods;

The storehouses are desolate;

The barns are pulled down,

For the grain is dried up.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:14 -

“For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,

I will also punish the altars of Bethel;

The horns of the altar will be cut in pieces,

And they will fall to the ground.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:11 -

“In that day I will raise up the fallen [fn]booth of David

And wall up its breaches;

I will also raise up its ruins

And rebuild it as in the ancient days,

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