ἈΝΑΣΚΑΠΤΩ, ἀνασκαπτω
ANASKAPTŌ, anaskaptō
Sounds Like: ah-nah-SKAP-toh
Translations: to dig up, to overthrow, to destroy, to ruin, to subvert
From the root: ἈΝΑΣΚΑΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἀνά (ANA, 'up' or 'again') and the verb σκάπτω (SKAPTO, 'to dig'). It literally means 'to dig up' or 'to dig again'. In a figurative sense, it means to overthrow, ruin, or destroy something from its foundations, like digging up a building to demolish it. It implies a complete subversion or destruction.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, 1st Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0387 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΑΣΚΑΠΤΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΑΣΚΑΠΤΩΝ — digging up, overthrowing, destroying, subverting, one who digs up
- ἈΝΕΣΚΑΜΜΕΝΗ — dug up, rooted up, overthrown, a dug up (thing)
- ἈΝΕΣΚΑΠΤΟΝ — dug up, excavated, overturned, destroyed
- ἈΝΕΣΚΑΨΕΝ — dug up, excavated, overthrew, destroyed
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