ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΨΕΙ, κατασκαψει
KATASKAPSEI, kataskapsei
Sounds Like: kah-tah-SKAP-say
Translations: he will demolish, he will overthrow, he will destroy, he will raze
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' or 'to excavate'. Together, it means to dig down, to undermine, and by extension, to demolish, overthrow, or utterly destroy something, often referring to structures like buildings or cities. It implies a complete and forceful destruction.
Inflection: Future, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2692 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 10 — 7:112
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Hosea — 10:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΕΙ — to demolish, to overthrow, to destroy, to tear down, to raze
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΕΙΝ — to demolish, to overthrow, to destroy, to tear down, to raze
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΕΤΑΙ — is torn down, is overthrown, is demolished, is destroyed
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΙΝ — to demolish, to destroy, to overthrow, to raze
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΟΜΕΝΟΝ — being torn down, being overthrown, being demolished, being razed
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΟΝΤΑΙ — are torn down, are overthrown, are demolished, are destroyed
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΟΝΤΕΣ — demolishing, overthrowing, destroying, razing, pulling down
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΟΥΣΙ — they demolish, they destroy, they overthrow, they raze
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΟΥΣΙΝ — they demolish, they overthrow, they destroy, they raze, they tear down
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΩ — to demolish, to overthrow, to destroy, to tear down, to raze
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΠΤΩΝ — tearing down, demolishing, overthrowing, destroying, razing, one who tears down
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΦΕΙΗ — might be overthrown, might be demolished, might be destroyed, might be razed
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΦΕΝΤΟΣ — of having been torn down, of having been demolished, of having been overthrown, of having been razed
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΦΗΝΑΙ — to be torn down, to be demolished, to be overthrown, to be destroyed
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΦΗΣ — demolition, destruction, overthrow, a razing, a tearing down
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΦΗΣΕΤΑΙ — it will be torn down, it will be demolished, it will be overthrown, it will be razed
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΦΗΣΟΜΕΝΗΝ — about to be torn down, about to be demolished, about to be destroyed, which will be torn down, which will be demolished, which will be destroyed
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΨΑΙ — to demolish, to raze, to overthrow, to destroy, to dig down
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΨΑΣ — having dug down, having overthrown, having demolished, having destroyed, having razed
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΨΑΣΘΑΙ — to demolish, to overthrow, to raze, to dig down, to destroy
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΨΑΤΕ — demolish, tear down, overthrow, destroy, dig down
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΨΕΙΝ — to demolish, to overthrow, to destroy, to raze
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΨΕΤΕ — you will demolish, you will overthrow, you will destroy, you will raze
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΨΟΥΣΙΝ — they will tear down, they will overthrow, they will destroy, they will demolish
- ΚΑΤΑΣΚΑΨΩ — I will demolish, I will tear down, I will overthrow, I will destroy
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΜΜΕΝΑ — demolished, overthrown, razed, destroyed, dug down
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΜΜΕΝΑΙ — demolished, razed, overthrown, destroyed
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΜΜΕΝΟΝ — demolished, torn down, razed, destroyed, a demolished thing, that which has been demolished
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΜΜΕΝΩΝ — of those that have been razed, of those that have been demolished, of those that have been overthrown
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΠΤΑΙ — has been overthrown, has been demolished, has been razed, has been destroyed
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΠΤΕ — demolished, was demolishing, tore down, was tearing down, razed, was razing, destroyed, was destroying
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΠΤΟΝ — they were demolishing, they were razing, they were overthrowing, they were destroying
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΦΗ — was demolished, was razed, was overthrown, was dug down, was destroyed
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΦΗΣΑΝ — they were demolished, they were razed, they were overthrown, they were dug down
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΨΑΝ — they demolished, they tore down, they overthrew, they destroyed
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΨΕ — demolished, razed, overthrew, destroyed
- ΚΑΤΕΣΚΑΨΕΝ — demolished, razed, destroyed, tore down, overthrew
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