What does καθαιρέω (kathairéō) mean in the Bible?
καθαιρέω (kathairéō) is a Greek word meaning "to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G2507
καθαιρέω
To lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)
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καθαιρέω G2507
Pronunciation kathairéō
What does καθαιρέω (kathairéō) mean in the Bible?
καθαιρέω (kathairéō) is a Greek word meaning "to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2507?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include deposed (1), having vanquished (1), He has brought down (1), he took it down (1), I will tear down (1).
Where does καθαιρέω (kathairéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 15:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (3), Mark (2), 2 Corinthians (1).
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 deposed 1× Acts 19:27
having vanquished 1× Acts 13:19
He has brought down 1× Luke 1:52
he took it down 1× Luke 23:53
I will tear down 1× Luke 12:18
they took [Him] down 1× Acts 13:29
to take Him down 1× Mark 15:36
took down 1× Mark 15:46
We demolish 1× 2 Corinthians 10:5
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 15:36 καθελεῖν to to take Him down Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Mark 15:46 καθελὼν to took down Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 1:52 καθεῖλεν to He has brought down Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 12:18 καθελῶ to I will tear down Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Luke 23:53 καθελὼν to he took it down Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 13:19 καθελὼν to having vanquished Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 13:29 καθελόντες to they took [Him] down Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 19:27 καθαιρεῖσθαι to deposed Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 2 Corinthians 10:5 καθαιροῦντες to We demolish Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 15:36
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Mark 2 Luke 3 Acts 3 2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
καθελὼν 3x kathelōn Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53, Acts 13:19
καθαιρεῖσθαι 1x kathaireisthai Acts 19:27
καθαιροῦντες 1x kathairountes 2 Corinthians 10:5
καθεῖλεν 1x katheilen Luke 1:52
καθελεῖν 1x kathelein Mark 15:36
καθελόντες 1x kathelontes Acts 13:29
καθελῶ 1x kathelō Luke 12:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53, Acts 13:19
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 1:52
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Mark 15:36
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 13:29
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 12:18
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Acts 19:27
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 10:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)
Strong's G2507
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 3 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 15:36 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
καθελεῖν kaqelein
I take down, depose, destroy
Read verse Mark 15:46 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
καθελὼν kaqelwn
I take down, depose, destroy
Read verse Luke 1:52 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
καθεῖλε kaqeilen
I take down, depose, destroy
Read verse Luke 12:18 Verb First Person Singular Second Future Active Indicative
καθελῶ kaqelw
I take down, depose, destroy
Read verse Luke 23:53 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
καθελὼν kaqelwn
I take down, depose, destroy
Read verse Acts 13:19 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
καθελὼν kaqelwn
I take down, depose, destroy
Read verse Acts 13:29 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
καθελόντες kaqelontev
I take down, depose, destroy
Read verse Acts 19:27 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
καθαιρεῖσθαι kaqaireisqai
I take down, depose, destroy
Read verse 2 Corinthians 10:5 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
καθαιροῦντες kaqairountev
I take down, depose, destroy
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Aorist Active Mark 15:46 · Luke 23:53 · Acts 13:19 · Acts 13:29 4×
Present Active 2 Cor 10:4 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Mark 15:36 1×
Present Passive Acts 19:27 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Luke 1:52 1×
Future Active Luke 12:18 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 6 present 2 future 1
Voice
active 8 passive 1
Mood
participle 5 infinitive 2 indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Mark 15:36 καθελεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 15:46 καθελὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 1:52 καθεῖλεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 12:18 καθελῶ future active indicative prospective Luke 23:53 καθελὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 13:19 καθελὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 13:29 καθελόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 19:27 καθαιρεῖσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 10:4 καθαιροῦντες present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
καθαιρέω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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