The meaning of “καθαιρέω”
Understanding kathairéō reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cast (pull, put, take) down, destroy. - to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)
καθαιρέω
cast (pull, put, take) down, destroy. - to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark 15:46 | “And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.” Word: καθαιρέω (kathairéō) | |
| Luke 12:18 | “And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.” Word: καθαιρέω (kathairéō) | |
| Acts 13:29 | “And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.” Word: καθαιρέω (kathairéō) | |
| 2 Corinthians 10:5 | “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” Word: καθαιρέω (kathairéō) |