To overturn
καταστρέφωStrong’s G2690katastrephō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katastrephō is the Greek word usually translated “overturned”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,”
Meaning
Usually translated “overturned”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he overturned 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
καταστρέφω katastrephō · to overturn
κατα-στρέφω [in LXX for הָפַךְ, etc., Gen.19:21, Jer.20:16, al. ;] 1. to turn down, turn over; as, the soil. 2. to overturn, overthrow: Mat.21:12, Mrk.11:15; pass. pf. ptcp., Act.15:16 (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “overturn” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
O'VERTURN, noun
State of being overturned or subverted; overthrow.
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.