2690. katastrephó

Lexicon

katastrephó: To overturn, to overthrow, to destroy

Original Word: καταστρέφω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: katastrephó
Pronunciation: kah-tah-STREF-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-as-tref'-o)
Definition: To overturn, to overthrow, to destroy
Meaning: I overturn, overthrow.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

overthrow.

From kata and strepho; to turn upside down, i.e. Upset -- overthrow.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK strepho

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kata and strephó
Definition
to overturn
NASB Translation
overturned (2), ruins (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2690: καταστρέφω

καταστρέφω: 1 aorist κατέστρεψα; perfect passive participle κατεστραμμενος (Acts 15:16 T (WH, but Tr κατεστρεμμενος; cf. WH's Appendix, p. 170f));

1. to turn over, turn under: the soil with a plow, Xenophon, oec. 17, 10.

2. to overturn, overthrow, throw down: τί, Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15; (τά κατεστραμμενος, ruins), Acts 15:16 T Tr WH ((cf. κατασκάπτω)); so Haggai 2:22; Job 9:5; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 7, 6; Anthol. 11, 163,6; (Diogenes Laërtius 5, 82.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the preposition κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and the verb στρέφω (strephō, meaning "to turn" or "to twist").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of καταστρέφω is הָפַךְ (haphak, Strong's Hebrew 2015), which means "to overturn" or "to overthrow." This term is used in the Old Testament in similar contexts, such as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19:25: "Thus He overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground."

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Greek term καταστρέφω, its usage in the New Testament, and its thematic connections to the Hebrew Scriptures, illustrating the continuity of the concept of divine judgment and destruction across the biblical narrative.

Usage: The term is used in the New Testament to describe actions that result in the complete overthrow or destruction of something, often in a moral or spiritual context.

Context: • The verb καταστρέφω appears in the New Testament in contexts that emphasize the complete and often violent overthrow of a structure or system. It is used to describe both physical destruction and metaphorical subversion.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, καταστρέφω is used in passages that highlight the consequences of divine judgment or the results of human rebellion against God. For example, in 2 Peter 2:6, it is used to describe the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: "if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, making them an example of what is coming on the ungodly."
• The term underscores the totality of the action, indicating not just a partial damage but a complete and irreversible change or ruin. This reflects the seriousness of divine judgment and the thoroughness of God's actions in response to sin.
• καταστρέφω is also used in extra-biblical Greek literature to describe the overthrow of cities or the subversion of governments, further emphasizing its connotation of total and decisive action.

Forms and Transliterations

καταστραφήσεται καταστρέφεται καταστρέφων καταστρέψαι καταστρέψας καταστρέψει καταστρέψη καταστρέψω κατεσκαμμένα κατεστραμμενα κατεστραμμένα κατεστραμμένη κατεστραμμένης κατέστραπται κατεστράφη κατέστρεψα κατέστρεψας κατέστρεψε κατεστρεψεν κατέστρεψεν kateskammena kateskamména katestrepsen katéstrepsen

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 21:12 V-AIA-3S
GRK: τῶν κολλυβιστῶν κατέστρεψεν καὶ τὰς
NAS: in the temple, and overturned the tables
KJV: and overthrew the tables
INT: of the money changers he overturned and the

Mark 11:15 V-AIA-3S
GRK: τὰς περιστερὰς κατέστρεψεν
NAS: in the temple, and overturned the tables
KJV: and overthrew the tables
INT: the doves he overturned

Strong's Greek 2690
2 Occurrences

κατέστρεψεν — 2 Occ.