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ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΠΤΕ, κατεσκαπτε

KATESKAPTE, kateskapte

Sounds Like: kah-tes-KAP-teh

Translations: demolished, was demolishing, tore down, was tearing down, razed, was razing, destroyed, was destroying

From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb σκάπτω (skaptō), meaning 'to dig'. Together, it means 'to dig down', 'to demolish', 'to raze', or 'to destroy completely'. It describes the act of tearing down structures or cities, often with the implication of thorough destruction. It is used to describe actions that occurred in the past and continued for some time, or were habitual.

Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Singular

Strong’s number: G2692 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

From the same root

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