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καταπατέω

To trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain

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καταπατέω G2662
Pronunciation katapatéō

What does καταπατέω (katapatéō) mean in the Bible?

καταπατέω (katapatéō) is a Greek word meaning "to trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain". κατα-πατέω, -ῶ [in LXX for דָּרַךְ, רָמַס, שָׁאַף, etc.

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Meaning

to trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain
Extended definition

Deliberate desecration or rejection; trampling what is sacred underfoot in contempt and disdain.

to tread down, trample under foot: Mat.7:6, Luk.12:1; pass., Mat.5:13, Luk.8:5. Metaphorical, τ. υἱὸν τ. θεοῦ, Heb.10:29.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Future Aorist
Voices
Passive Active
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Passive Matt 5:13 1×
Present Active Luke 12:1 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Active Matt 7:6 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 8:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Heb 10:29 1×
5 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 prospective 1 infinitive 2 participle 1
Tense
aorist 2 present 2 future 1
Voice
active 3 passive 2
Mood
indicative 2 infinitive 2 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:13 καταπατεῖσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:6 καταπατήσουσιν future active indicative prospective Luke 8:5 κατεπατήθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 12:1 καταπατεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 10:29 καταπατήσας aorist 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)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Luke 12:1-12 trampled katapatéō Infinitive · Present Active
literal treading underfoot, crowds pressing upon and crushing each other
Luke 8:4-15 trampled katapatéō Indicative · Aorist Passive
literal treading down of seed on the path, preventing growth and fruitfulness
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

καταπατέω · ἀλλήλων G2662, G240
to trample one another
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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