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Lexicon :: Strong's G2647 - katalyō

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καταλύω
Transliteration
katalyō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-al-oo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:338,543

Strong’s Definitions

καταλύω katalýō, kat-al-oo'-o; from G2596 and G3089; to loosen down (disintegrate), i.e. (by implication) to demolish (literally or figuratively); specially (compare G2646) to halt for the night:—destroy, dissolve, be guest, lodge, come to nought, overthrow, throw down.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G2647 in the following manner: destroy (9x), throw down (3x), lodge (1x), guest (1x), come to nought (1x), overthrow (1x), dissolve (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G2647 in the following manner: destroy (9x), throw down (3x), lodge (1x), guest (1x), come to nought (1x), overthrow (1x), dissolve (1x).
  1. to dissolve, disunite

    1. (what has been joined together), to destroy, demolish

    2. metaph. to overthrow i.e. render vain, deprive of success, bring to naught

      1. to subvert, overthrow

        1. of institutions, forms of government, laws, etc., to deprive of force, annul, abrogate, discard

    3. of travellers, to halt on a journey, to put up, lodge (the figurative expression originating in the circumstance that, to put up for the night, the straps and packs of the beasts of burden are unbound and taken off; or, more correctly from the fact that the traveller's garments, tied up when he is on the journey, are unloosed at it end)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καταλύω katalýō, kat-al-oo'-o; from G2596 and G3089; to loosen down (disintegrate), i.e. (by implication) to demolish (literally or figuratively); specially (compare G2646) to halt for the night:—destroy, dissolve, be guest, lodge, come to nought, overthrow, throw down.
STRONGS G2647:
καταλύω; future καταλύσω; 1 aorist κατέλυσα; 1 aorist passive κατελυθην; 1 future passive 3 person singular καταλυθήσεται; to dissolve, disunite (see, III. 4);
a. (what has been joined together) equivalent to to destroy, demolish: λίθους (A. V. throw down), Matthew 24:2; Mark 13:2; Luke 21:6; τόν ναόν, Matthew 26:61; Matthew 27:40; Mark 14:58; Mark 15:29; Acts 6:14; οἰκίαν, 2 Corinthians 5:1; universally opposed to οἰκοδομεῖν, Galatians 2:18 (2 Esdr. 5:12; Homer, Iliad 9, 24f; 2, 117; τευχη, Euripides, Tro. 819; γέφυραν, Herodian, 8, 4, 4 (2 edition, Bekker)).
b. metaphorically, to overthrow, i. e. to render vain, to deprive of success, to bring to naught: τήν βουλήν τό ἔργον, Acts 5:38 (τάς ἀπειλάς, 4 Macc. 4:16); τινα, to render fruitless one's desires, endeavors, etc. ibid. 39 G L T Tr WH (Plato, legg. 4, p. 714 c.); to subvert, overthrow: τό ἔργον τοῦ Θεοῦ (see ἀγαθός, 2), Romans 14:20. As in classical Greek from Herodotus down, of institutions, forms of government, laws, etc., to deprive of force, annul, abrogate, discard: τόν νόμον, Matthew 5:17 (2 Macc. 2:22; Xenophon, mem. 4, 4, 14; Isocrates paneg. § 55; Philost. v., Apoll. 4, 40).
c. of travelers, to halt on a journey, to put up, lodge (the figurative expression originating in the circumstance that, to put up for the night, the straps and packs of the beasts of burden are unbound and taken off; or, perhaps more correctly, from the fact that the traveler's garments, tied up when he is on the journey, are unloosed at its end; cf. ἀναλύω, 2): Luke 9:12; Luke 19:7; so in Greek writings from Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato down; the Sept. for לוּן, Genesis 19:2; Genesis 24:23, 25, etc.; Sir. 14:25, 27 Sir. 36:31; (cf. Buttmann, 145 (127)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
19:2; 24:23; 24:25
Matthew
5:17; 24:2; 26:61; 27:40
Mark
13:2; 14:58; 15:29
Luke
9:12; 19:7; 21:6
Acts
5:38; 6:14
Romans
14:20
2 Corinthians
5:1
Galatians
2:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2647 matches the Greek καταλύω (katalyō),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:17 - “Do not think that I came to abolish G2647 the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish G2647 but to fulfill.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:2 - And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn G2647 down.” G2647
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - and said, “This man stated, ‘I am able to destroy G2647 the [fn]temple of God and to rebuild it [fn]in three days.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - and saying, “You who are going to destroy G2647 the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:2 - And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn G2647 down.” G2647
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:58 - “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy G2647 this [fn]temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - Those passing by were [fn]hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who are going to destroy G2647 the temple and rebuild it in three days,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:12 - Now the day [fn]was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find G2647 lodging G2647 and get [fn]something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:7 - When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, “He has gone [fn]to be the guest G2647 of a man who is a sinner.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:6 - As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn G2647 down.” G2647
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:38 - “So in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or [fn]action is of men, it will be overthrown; G2647
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:39 - but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow G2647 them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:14 - for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy G2647 this place and alter the customs which Moses handed down to us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:20 - Do not tear G2647 down G2647 the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but they are evil for the man who eats [fn]and gives offense.
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:1 - For we know that if [fn]the earthly tent which is our house is torn G2647 down, G2647 we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:18 - “For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, G2647 I prove myself to be a transgressor.
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