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Strong's G2507 · Greek

καθαιρέω

kathaireo · kath-ahee-reh'-o

from 2596 and 138 (including its alternate); to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

καθ-αιρέω (G2507)

9 καθ-αιρέω , -ῶ , [in LXX for נתץ , פּרץ , ירד , etc.;] to take down : c. acc. pers. (the technical term for removal after crucifixion, Field, Notes , 44), Mk 15:36 , 46 , Lk 23:53 , Ac 13:29 . to put down by force , pull down , destroy : ἀποθήκας , Lk 12:18 (opp. to οἰκοδομεῖν ); δυνάστας , Lk 1:52 ; ἔθνη , Ac 13:19 ; pass., Ac 19:27 ( diminished , Field, Notes , 129 f.); fig., to refute : λογισμούς , II Co 10:5 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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