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Lexicon :: Strong's G2679 - kataskaptō

Aa
κατασκάπτω
Transliteration
kataskaptō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-as-kap'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

κατασκάπτω kataskáptō, kat-as-kap'-to; from G2596 and G4626; to undermine, i.e. (by implication) destroy:—dig down, ruin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2679 in the following manner: ruin (1x), dig down (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2679 in the following manner: ruin (1x), dig down (1x).

  1. to dig under, dig down, demolish, destroy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κατασκάπτω kataskáptō, kat-as-kap'-to; from G2596 and G4626; to undermine, i.e. (by implication) destroy:—dig down, ruin.
STRONGS G2679:
κατασκάπτω: 1 aorist κατεσκαψα; perfect passive participle κατεσκαμμένος; to dig under, dig down, demolish, destroy: τί, Romans 11:3, from 1 Kings 19:10; passive Acts 15:16 (R G L), from Amos 9:11 ((but see καταστρέφω)). (Tragg., Thucydides, Xenophon, and following).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
19:10
Amos
9:11
Acts
15:16
Romans
11:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2679 matches the Greek κατασκάπτω (kataskaptō),
which occurs 30 times in 29 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:3 - and ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods; and ye shall destroy their name out of that place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:2 - and ye shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall break down their altars. But ye have not hearkened unto my voice: why have ye done this?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:28 - And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:30 - Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the Asherah that was by it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:31 - And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye contend for Baal? Or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:32 - Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9 - And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17 - And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:32 - And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:10 - And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:1 - And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and overthrew it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall without, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:19 - And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:11 -
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted;
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 -
Every wise woman buildeth her house;
But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:31 -
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,
The face thereof was covered with nettles,
And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:4 -
The king by justice establisheth the land;
But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:10 - see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15 - The young lions have roared upon him, and yelled; and they have made his land waste: his cities are burned up, without inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:10 - Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not Jehovah’s.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15 - Shout against her round about: she hath submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of Jehovah: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:39

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:39 - I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thy vaulted place, and break down thy lofty places; and they shall strip thee of thy clothes, and take thy fair jewels; and they shall leave thee naked and bare.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35 - And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2 - Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:17 - The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:14 - For in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also visit the altars of Beth-el; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:11 - In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old;
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