To trample
καταπατέωStrong’s G2662katapateō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katapateō is the Greek word usually translated “is to be trampled upon”, “trample upon” and “it was trampled upon”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
Meaning
Usually translated “is to be trampled upon”, “trample upon” and “it was trampled upon”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- is to be trampled upon 1
- they will trample upon 1
- it was trampled upon 1
- to trample upon 1
- having trampled upon 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 7:6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
- Luke 8:5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
- Luke 12:1In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- Hebrews 10:29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Greek dictionary
καταπατέω katapateō · to trample
κατα-πατέω, -ῶ [in LXX for דָּרַךְ, רָמַס, שָׁאַף, etc. ;] to tread down, trample under foot: Mat.7:6, Luk.12:1; pass., Mat.5:13, Luk.8:5. Metaphorical, τ. υἱὸν τ. θεοῦ, Heb.10:29.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “trample” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TRAM'PLE, verb transitive
- To tread under foot; especially, to tread upon with pride, contempt, triumph or scorn.“Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet” Matthew 7:6
- To tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to trample grass.
- To treat with pride, contempt and insult.
All definitions and other forms of “trample”
TRAM'PLE, verb intransitive
To tread in contempt.
- To tread with force and rapidity.
TRAM'PLE, noun
The act of treading under foot with contempt.
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.