To take down
καθαιρέωStrong’s G2507kathaireō
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kathaireō is the Greek word usually translated “having taken down”, “take down” and “has brought down”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having taken down”, “take down” and “has brought down”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having taken down 3
- to take down 1
- he has brought down 1
- i will tear down 1
- having destroyed 1
- deposing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- Acts 3
- Mark 2
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 15:46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
- Luke 1:52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
- Luke 12:18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
- Luke 23:53And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
- Acts 13:19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
- Acts 13:29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
Greek dictionary
καθαιρέω kathaireō · to take down
καθ-αιρέω, -ῶ [in LXX for נָתַץ, פָּרַץ, יָרַד, etc. ;] 1. to take down: with accusative of person(s) (the technical term for removal after crucifixion, Field, Notes, 44), Mrk.15:36, 46, Luk.23:53, Act.13:29. 2. to put down by force, pull down, destroy: ἀποθήκας, Luk.12:18 (opposite to οἰκοδομεῖν); δυνάστας, Luk.1:52; ἔθνη, Act.13:19; pass., Act.19:27 (diminished, Field, Notes, 129 f.); figuratively, to refute: λογισμούς, 2Co.10:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.