Strong's Number G2507

καθαιρέω

kathaireo · kath-ahee-reh'-o

Transliteration:

kathaireo{kath-ahee-reh'-o}

Word Origin:

from 2596 and 138 (including its alternate)

TDNT:

3:411,380

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

take down 4, destroy 2, put down 1, pull down 1, cast down 1

Total: 9
Occurs 9 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to take down
1. without the notion of violence: to detach from the cross, one crucified
2. with the use of force: to throw down, cast down
to pull down, demolish
1. the subtle reasonings (of opponents) likened to a fortress, i.e. to refute, to destroy