Gloss
(act.) to tear down; (pass.) to be ruined
Forms of the word
Dictionary
κατασκάπτω
Greek transliteration
kataskaptō
Simplified transliteration
kataskapto
Principal Parts
-, κατέσκαψα -, κατέσκαμμαι, -
Numbers
Strong's number
2679
GK Number
2940
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-4
Definition
pr. to dig down under, undermine; by impl. to overthrow; demolish, raze, Rom. 11:3; τὰ κατεσκαμμένα, ruins, Acts 15:16*
Greek-English Concordance for κατασκάπτω
| Acts 15:16 | ‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David, which has fallen, and I will rebuild the ruins (kateskammena | κατεσκαμμένα | perf pass ptcp acc pl neut) of it, and I will restore it, |
| Romans 11:3 | “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they (kateskapsan | κατέσκαψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) have (kateskapsan | κατέσκαψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) torn (kateskapsan | κατέσκαψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) down (kateskapsan | κατέσκαψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.” |
