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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καταπατέω G2662
Pronunciation katapatéō
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] trampled 1× Matthew 5:13
[who] has trampled on 1× Hebrews 10:29
it was trampled 1× Luke 8:5
they may trample 1× Matthew 7:6
they were trampling 1× Luke 12:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:13 καταπατεῖσθαι to [and] trampled Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Matthew 7:6 καταπατήσουσιν to they may trample Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 8:5 κατεπατήθη to it was trampled Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 12:1 καταπατεῖν to they were trampling Verb - Present Infinitive Active Hebrews 10:29 καταπατήσας to [who] has trampled on Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:13
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Luke 2 Hebrews 1
Source forms
καταπατεῖν 1x katapatein Luke 12:1
καταπατεῖσθαι 1x katapateisthai Matthew 5:13
καταπατήσας 1x katapatēsas Hebrews 10:29
καταπατήσουσιν 1x katapatēsousin Matthew 7:6
κατεπατήθη 1x katepatēthē Luke 8:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 8:5
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 10:29
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 7:6
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Luke 12:1
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Matthew 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 corpus Greek 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 verse Matthew 7:6 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
καταπατήσωσιν katapathswsin
I trample under foot
Read verse Luke 8:5 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
κατεπατήθη, katepathqh
I trample under foot
Read verse Luke 12:1 Verb Present Active Infinitive
καταπατεῖν katapatein
I trample under foot
Read verse Hebrews 10:29 Verb 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Present, Future, Aorist Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
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
καταπατέω is built from these roots:
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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