καταλύω kataluō

Greek word for “to destroy/lodge” · Strong’s G2647 · used 17 times in 16 verses

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Meaning

κατα-λύω; 1. to destroy, cast down:;

How it is translated

Glosses given for kataluō in context, with how often each is used:

• abolish 2
• will be thrown down 2
• destroying 2
• will destroy 2
• destroy 1
• may be thrown down 1
• may lodge 1
• stay 1
• will be overthrown 1
• overthrow 1
• do destroy 1
• shall be destroyed 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 5 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Matthew 24 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Matthew 27 (1), Mark 13 (1), Mark 14 (1), Mark 15 (1), Luke 9 (1), Luke 19 (1)

Forms

• καταλῦσαι 5
• καταλυθήσεται 3
• καταλύων 2
• καταλυθῇ 2
• καταλύσω 1
• καταλύσωσιν 1
• καταλύσει 1
• κατάλυε 1
• κατέλυσα 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with kataluō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• οἰκοδομέω oikodomeō “to build” 5
• ναός naos “temple” 4
• τρεῖς treis “Three” 4
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 6
• ἀφίημι aphiēmi “to release” 4
• ἀχειροποίητος acheiropoiētos “not man-made” 2
• λίθος lithos “stone” 3
• ὧδε hōde “here” 3
• οἰκοδομή oikodomē “building” 2
• τόπος topos “place” 2
• εἰ ei “if” 3
• βλέπω blepō “to see” 2

Key verses

The verses using kataluō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:17 — Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
• Matthew 24:2 — And 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…
• Matthew 26:61 — And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
• Matthew 27:40 — And 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 15:29 — And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
• Luke 19:7 — And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
• Luke 21:6 — As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
• Acts 5:38 — And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
• Acts 5:39 — But if it be of God, ye can not overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
• Acts 6:14 — For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
• Romans 14:20 — For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
• 2 Corinthians 5:1 — For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.