To destroy/lodge
καταλύωStrong’s G2647kataluō
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kataluō is the Greek word usually translated “abolish”, “thrown down” and “destroying”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”
Meaning
Usually translated “abolish”, “thrown down” and “destroying”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to abolish 2
- will be thrown down 2
- destroying 2
- will destroy 2
- to destroy 1
- may be thrown down 1
- they may lodge 1
- to stay 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 4
- Mark 3
- Luke 3
- Acts 3
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 24:2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
- Matthew 26:61And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
- Matthew 27:40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
- Mark 13:2And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
- Mark 14:58We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
- Mark 15:29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
Greek dictionary
καταλύω kataluō · to destroy/lodge
κατα-λύω [in LXX for לוּן, שָׁבַת, etc. ;] 1. to destroy, cast down: Mat.24:2, Mrk.13:2, Luk.21:6; τ. ναόν, Mat.26:61 27:40, Mrk.14:58 15:29, Act.6:14; οἰκίαν, 2Co.5:1; opposite to οἰκοδομεῖν, Gal.2:18. Metaphorical, to overthrow, annul, abrogate: Act.5:38-39; τ. ἔργον τ. θεοῦ, Rom.14:20; τ. νόμον, Mat.5:17 (2Ma.2:22). 2. to unloose, unyoke (e.g. horses), hence intrans., of travellers (cf. κατάλυμα), to take up one's quarters, lodge (cl., Gen.19:2, al.): Luk.9:12 19:7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “abolish” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ABOL'ISH, verb transitive
[Latin abolco; from ab and oleo, olesco, to grow.]
- To make void; to annul; to abrogate; applied chiefly and appropriately to established laws, contracts, rites, customs and institutions - as to abolish laws by a repeal, actual or virtual.
- To destroy, or put an end to; as to abolish idols. Isaiah 2:182 Timothy 1:10
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.