ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΣΙΝ, καθαιρεσιν
KATHAIRESIN, kathairesin
Sounds Like: kah-thigh-REH-sin
Translations: destruction, pulling down, demolition, overthrow, a destruction, a pulling down, a demolition, an overthrow
From the root: ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of pulling down, demolishing, or overthrowing something. It can be used in a literal sense for the destruction of buildings or structures, or in a figurative sense for the overthrow of power, authority, or arguments. It implies a complete removal or bringing down.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2506 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 5:41
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 3:43
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΣΕΙ — destruction, pulling down, demolition, overthrow, (for) destruction, (for) pulling down, (for) demolition, (for) overthrow
- ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΣΙ — destruction, pulling down, demolition, overthrow, a destruction, a pulling down, a demolition, an overthrow
- ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ — tearing down, destruction, demolition, overthrow, pulling down, casting down
- ΚΑΘΕΡΕΣΙΝ — destruction, pulling down, demolition, overthrow, tearing down, bringing down
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