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ΚΑΤΑΣΤΡΕΨΟΜΕΝΟΙ, καταστρεψομενοι

KATASTREPSOMENOI, katastrepsomenoi

Sounds Like: kah-tah-STREF-soh-meh-noy

Translations: about to overthrow, about to destroy, about to ruin, about to subvert, about to turn over, about to turn upside down

From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΤΡΕΦΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word is a future middle participle of the verb καταστρέφω, meaning 'to overthrow, destroy, or turn upside down.' As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing an action that is about to happen or is intended to happen, often with a sense of the subject acting upon itself or for its own benefit (middle voice). It indicates someone or something that is on the verge of causing destruction or being overturned.

Inflection: Future, Middle Voice, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural

Strong’s number: G2694 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

From the same root

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