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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 Box Deu 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:3 - “You shall tear down their altars and smash their sacred pillars and burn their [fn]Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:2 - and as for you, you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not [fn]obeyed Me; what is this you have done?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28 - When the men of the city arose early in the morning, 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:30

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.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31 - But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal, or will you deliver him? Whoever will [fn]plead 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.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:32

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:9

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.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17 - He tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:32 - So with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two [fn]measures of seed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:10 - He said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 - Then it happened [fn]in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and [fn]erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19 - Then they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:11 - By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 - The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:31 - And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles;
Its surface was covered with [fn]nettles,
And its stone wall was broken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:4 - The king gives stability to the land by justice,
But a man who takes bribes overthrows it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:10 - “See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To pluck up and to break down,
To destroy and to overthrow,
To build and to plant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15 - “The young lions have roared at him,
They have [fn]roared loudly.
And they have made his land a waste;
His cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:10 - “Go up through her vine rows and destroy,
But do not execute a complete destruction;
Strip away her branches,
For they are not the LORD’S.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15 - “Raise your battle cry against her on every side!
She has given [fn]herself up, her pillars have fallen,
Her walls have been torn down.
For this is the vengeance of the LORD:
Take vengeance on her;
As she has done to others, so do to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - Thus says the LORD 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 exhausted only for fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - “So I will tear down the wall which you plastered over with whitewash and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation is laid bare; and when it falls, you will be consumed in its midst. And you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:39

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:39 - “I will also give you into [fn]the hands of your lovers, and they will tear down your shrines, demolish your high places, strip you of your clothing, take away your [fn]jewels, and will leave you naked and bare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35 - “They will say, ‘This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2 - Their heart is [fn]faithless;
Now they must bear their guilt.
[fn]The LORD will break down their altars
And destroy their sacred pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:17 - The [fn]seeds shrivel under their [fn]clods;
The storehouses are desolate,
The barns are torn down,
For the grain is dried up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:14

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 off
And they will fall to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:11

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 days of old;
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