What does καταπατέω (katapatéō) mean in the Bible?
καταπατέω (katapatéō): Deliberate desecration or rejection; trampling what is sacred underfoot in contempt and disdain.
Greek · G2662
καταπατέω
To trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain
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καταπατέωG2662
Pronunciationkatapatéō
What does καταπατέω (katapatéō) mean in the Bible?
καταπατέω (katapatéō): Deliberate desecration or rejection; trampling what is sacred underfoot in contempt and disdain.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2662?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] trampled (1), [who] has trampled on (1), it was trampled (1), they may trample (1), they were trampling (1).
Where does καταπατέω (katapatéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (2), Hebrews (1).
Are there verse guides for καταπατέω (katapatéō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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[and] trampled1×Matthew 5:13
[who] has trampled on1×Hebrews 10:29
it was trampled1×Luke 8:5
they may trample1×Matthew 7:6
they were trampling1×Luke 12:1
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Matthew 5:13καταπατεῖσθαιto[and] trampledVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveMatthew 7:6καταπατήσουσινtothey may trampleVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralLuke 8:5κατεπατήθηtoit was trampledVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularLuke 12:1καταπατεῖνtothey were tramplingVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveHebrews 10:29καταπατήσαςto[who] has trampled onVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 5:13
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Matthew2Luke2Hebrews1
Source forms
καταπατεῖν1xkatapateinLuke 12:1
καταπατεῖσθαι1xkatapateisthaiMatthew 5:13
καταπατήσας1xkatapatēsasHebrews 10:29
καταπατήσουσιν1xkatapatēsousinMatthew 7:6
κατεπατήθη1xkatepatēthēLuke 8:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 8:5
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xHebrews 10:29
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xMatthew 7:6
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xLuke 12:1
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive1xMatthew 5:13
Key Verse and Form Guides
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. Deliberate desecration or rejection; trampling what is sacred underfoot in contempt and disdain.
Source Gloss
to trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
katapateisqai
I trample under foot
Read verseMatthew 7:6Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
καταπατήσωσινkatapathswsin
I trample under foot
Read verseLuke 8:5Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
κατεπατήθη,katepathqh
I trample under foot
Read verseLuke 12:1Verb Present Active Infinitive
καταπατεῖνkatapatein
I trample under foot
Read verseHebrews 10:29Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
καταπατήσας,katapathsav
I trample under foot
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 groups3Aligned forms5TensesPresent, Future, AoristVoicesPassive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Present ActiveLuke 12:11×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Future ActiveMatt 7:61×
Aorist PassiveLuke 8:51×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveHeb 10:291×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2present2future1
Voice
active3passive2
Mood
indicative2infinitive2participle1
NT Occurrences
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
literal treading underfoot, crowds pressing upon and crushing each other
literal treading down of seed on the path, preventing growth and fruitfulness
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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