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κατασκευάζω

To prepare

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κατασκευάζω G2680
Pronunciation kataskeuázō

What does κατασκευάζω (kataskeuázō) mean in the Bible?

κατασκευάζω (kataskeuázō) is a Greek word meaning "to prepare". κατα-σκευάζω [in LXX: Isa.

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Meaning

to prepare
Extended definition

Prepare by constructing or building something with deliberate arrangement; implies thorough, purposeful preparation.

to prepare, make ready: τ. ὁδόν, Mat.11:10, Mrk.1:2, Luk.7:27; οἶκον, Heb.3:3-4; σκηνήν, Heb.9:2, 6; κιβωτόν, Heb.11:7, 1Pe.3:20; pass. pf. ptcp., λαον κ., Luk.1:17.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Future Aorist Perfect Present
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 6×
Future Active Matt 11:10 · Mark 1:2 · Luke 7:27 3×
Present Passive Heb 3:4 1×
Aorist Passive Heb 9:2 1×
Aorist Active Heb 11:7 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Aorist Active Heb 3:3 · Heb 3:4 2×
Perfect Passive Luke 1:17 · Heb 9:6 2×
Present Passive 1 Pet 3:20 1×
11 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 1 prospective 3 participle 5
Tense
aorist 4 future 3 present 2 perfect 2
Voice
active 6 passive 5
Mood
indicative 6 participle 5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 11:10 κατασκευάσει future active indicative prospective Mark 1:2 κατασκευάσει future active indicative prospective Luke 1:17 κατεσκευασμένον perfect passive participle participle Luke 7:27 κατασκευάσει future active indicative prospective Hebrews 3:3 κατασκευάσας aorist active participle participle Hebrews 3:4 κατασκευάζεται present passive indicative ongoing Hebrews 3:4 κατασκευάσας aorist active participle participle Hebrews 9:2 κατεσκευάσθη aorist passive indicative completed Hebrews 9:6 κατεσκευασμένων perfect passive participle participle Hebrews 11:7 κατεσκεύασεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Peter 3:20 κατασκευαζομένης present passive 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 7:27 prepare kataskeuázō Indicative · Future Active
to make ready or prepare a way before someone
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.

κατασκευάζω · ὁδός G2680, G3598
prepare your way
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 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary

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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