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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 - “And you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and burn their wooden images with fire; you shall cut down the carved images of their gods and destroy their names from that place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:2 - ‘And you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28 - And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, there was the altar of Baal, torn down; and the wooden image that was beside it was cut down, and the second bull was being 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, because he has torn down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the wooden image that 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, “Would you plead for Baal? Would you save him? Let the one who would plead for him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him plead for himself, because his altar has been torn down!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:32 - Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal,[fn] saying, “Let Baal plead against him, because he has torn down his altar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9 - So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come back in peace, I will tear down this tower!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17 - Then 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 - Then 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 seahs of seed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:10

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 - It happened in the spring of the year, at the time kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the armed forces and ravaged the country of the people of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab defeated Rabbah and overthrew it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And he strengthened himself, built up all the wall that was broken, raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside; also he repaired the Millo[fn] in the City of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19 - Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:11

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:31 - And there it was, all overgrown with thorns;
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:4 - The king establishes the land by justice,
But he who receives bribes overthrows it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:10 - See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To root out and to pull down,
To destroy and to throw down,
To build and to plant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15 - The young lions roared at him, and growled;
They made his land waste;
His cities are burned, without inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:10 - “Go up on her walls and destroy,
But do not make a complete end.
Take 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 - Shout against her all around;
She has given her hand,
Her foundations have fallen,
Her walls are thrown down;
For it is the vengeance of the LORD.
Take vengeance on her.
As she has done, 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 walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken,
And her high gates shall be burned with fire;
The people will labor in vain,
And the nations, because of the fire;
And they shall be weary.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - “So I will break down the wall you have plastered with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be uncovered; it will fall, and you shall be consumed in the midst of it. Then you shall 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 their hand, and they shall throw down your shrines and break down your high places. They shall also strip you of your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35 - “So they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2 - Their heart is divided;
Now they are held guilty.
He will break down their altars;
He will ruin their sacred pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:17 - The seed shrivels under the clods,
Storehouses are in shambles;
Barns are broken down,
For the grain has withered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:14 - “That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions,
I will also visit destruction on the altars of Bethel;
And the horns of the altar shall be cut off
And fall to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:11 - “On that day I will raise up
The tabernacle[fn] of David, which has fallen down,
And repair its damages;
I will raise up its ruins,
And rebuild it as in the days of old;
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