What does καθαίρεσις (kathaíresis) mean in the Bible?
καθαίρεσις (kathaíresis) is a Greek word meaning "demolition; figuratively, extinction".
Greek · G2506
καθαίρεσις
Demolition; figuratively, extinction
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καθαίρεσις G2506
Pronunciation kathaíresis
What does καθαίρεσις (kathaíresis) mean in the Bible?
καθαίρεσις (kathaíresis) is a Greek word meaning "demolition; figuratively, extinction".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2506?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include demolish (1), tearing [you] down (1), tearing you down (1).
Where does καθαίρεσις (kathaíresis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 10:4. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It demolish 1× 2 Corinthians 10:4
tearing [you] down 1× 2 Corinthians 13:10
tearing you down 1× 2 Corinthians 10:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Corinthians 10:4
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
2 Corinthians 3
Source forms
καθαίρεσιν 3x kathairesin 2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:8, 2 Corinthians 13:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 3x 2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:8, 2 Corinthians 13:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. demolition; figuratively, extinction
Strong's G2506
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
demolition; figuratively, extinction
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 10:4 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
καθαίρεσιν kaqairesin
taking down, destroying
Read verse 2 Corinthians 10:8 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
καθαίρεσιν kaqairesin
taking down, destroying
Read verse 2 Corinthians 13:10 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
καθαίρεσιν. kaqairesin
taking down, destroying
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 10:4 · 2 Cor 10:8 · 2 Cor 13:10 3×
Word Origins
καθαίρεσις is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain