ΟἸΚΕΙΑΚΑΘΕΙΛΕΝ, οἰκειακαθειλεν
OIKEIAKATHEILEN, oikeiakatheilen
Sounds Like: oy-KAY-ah-ka-THAY-len
Translations: destroyed by its own, pulled down by its own, overthrew by its own
From the root: ΟΙΚΕΙΟΣ, ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'οἰκεῖα' (oikeia), meaning 'one's own (things)' or 'household', and 'καθεῖλεν' (katheilen), which is the aorist active indicative 3rd person singular of 'καθαιρέω' (kathaireō), meaning 'to take down, pull down, destroy, or overthrow'. Together, 'οἰκεία καθεῖλεν' means 'it destroyed by its own (means/people)' or 'it was pulled down by its own (forces)'. It describes an action where something is overthrown or destroyed from within, by its own internal elements or people.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Aorist Active Indicative
Strong’s numbers: G3624 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2507 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 1:10
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΟΙΚΕΙΟΣ, ΚΑΘΑΙΡΕΩ, appear in our texts.
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.