What does κατασκάπτω (kataskáptō) mean in the Bible?
κατασκάπτω (kataskáptō) is a Greek word meaning "to ruin".
Greek · G2679
κατασκάπτω
To ruin
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κατασκάπτωG2679
Pronunciationkataskáptō
What does κατασκάπτω (kataskáptō) mean in the Bible?
κατασκάπτω (kataskáptō) is a Greek word meaning "to ruin".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2679?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] torn down (1), ruins (1).
Where does κατασκάπτω (kataskáptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 15:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Romans (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[and] torn down1×Romans 11:3
ruins1×Acts 15:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 15:16
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Acts1Romans1
Source forms
κατεσκαμμένα*1xkateskammenaActs 15:16
κατέσκαψαν1xkateskapsanRomans 11:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xRomans 11:3
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural1xActs 15:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to ruin
Strong'sG2679
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to ruin
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 15:16Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Plural Neuter
κατεσκαμμέναkateskammena
I dig down under, demolish
Read verseRomans 11:3Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
κατέσκαψαν·kateskayan
I dig down under, demolish
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 groups2Aligned forms2TensesPerfect, AoristVoicesPassive, Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Perfect PassiveActs 15:161×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist ActiveRom 11:31×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect1aorist1
Voice
passive1active1
Mood
participle1indicative1
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)
Word Origins
κατασκάπτω is built from these roots:
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