ΚΑΤΕΡΕΙΠΕΙΝ, κατερειπειν
KATEREIPEIN, katereipein
Sounds Like: kah-teh-REI-peen
Translations: to tear down, to demolish, to overthrow, to destroy
From the root: ΚΑΤΕΡΕΙΠΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb ἐρείπω (ereipō), meaning 'to throw down' or 'to cast down'. It signifies the act of completely tearing down, demolishing, or overthrowing something, often with destructive intent. It is used to describe the destruction of buildings, altars, or other structures.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2694 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 8:192
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΕΡΕΙΠΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΕΡΕΙΠΕΙ — to throw down, to tear down, to demolish, to destroy, to overthrow
- ΚΑΤΕΡΕΙΠΩ — to throw down, to tear down, to demolish, to destroy, to overthrow, to cast down
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