ΚΑΤΗΡΕΙΨΕ, κατηρειψε
KATĒREIPSE, katēreipse
Sounds Like: kah-tee-RAYP-seh
Translations: he threw down, she threw down, it threw down, he demolished, she demolished, it demolished, he destroyed, she destroyed, it destroyed, he cast down, she cast down, it cast down
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΡΕΙΠΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΚΑΤΑ (KATA), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb ΕΡΕΙΠΩ (EREIPO), meaning 'to throw down' or 'to cast down'. Together, it means to throw down, demolish, or destroy completely. It is used to describe the forceful destruction or overthrow of structures, buildings, or even abstract concepts.
Inflection: Aorist Indicative, Active Voice, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2692 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:41
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:59
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΡΕΙΠΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΡΕΙΠΩ — to throw down, to cast down, to demolish, to destroy, to pull down, to overthrow
- ΚΑΤΕΡΕΙΠΕΤΑΙ — is being thrown down, is being pulled down, is being torn down, is being demolished, is being destroyed, is being ruined
- ΚΑΤΕΡΕΙΠΟΜΕΝΗΝ — being thrown down, being cast down, being overthrown, being demolished
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