ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ, καθαιρεσις
KATHAIRESIS, kathairesis
Sounds Like: kah-thigh-REH-sis
Translations: tearing down, destruction, demolition, overthrow, pulling down, casting down
From the root: ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This noun refers to the act of bringing down, demolishing, or overthrowing something. It implies a process of destruction, removal, or reduction, often in a forceful or decisive manner. It can be used literally for physical structures or figuratively for systems, powers, or arguments.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2506 (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, 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
- ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΣΙΝ — destruction, pulling down, demolition, overthrow, a destruction, a pulling down, a demolition, an overthrow
- ΚΑΘΕΡΕΣΙΝ — destruction, pulling down, demolition, overthrow, tearing down, bringing down
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