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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2679. κατασκάπτω (kataskaptó) -- To dig down, to demolish, to overthrow</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2679.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/12-39.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2679.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2679</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2678.htm" title="2678">◄</a> 2679. kataskaptó <a href="../greek/2680.htm" title="2680">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kataskaptó: To dig down, to demolish, to overthrow</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κατασκάπτω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kataskaptó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kat-as-kap'-to<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kat-as-kap'-to)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To dig down, to demolish, to overthrow<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I dig down under, demolish, undermine.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek prefix κατα- (kata-, meaning "down" or "against") and σκάπτω (skapto, meaning "to dig" or "to excavate").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H2040 (הָרַס, haras):</b> To tear down, break, or destroy.<p> - <b>H5422 (נָתַץ, nathats):</b> To pull down or break down.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb κατασκάπτω (kataskaptó) is used to describe the action of digging down or demolishing something, often with the intent of complete destruction or overthrow. In a biblical context, it is typically used metaphorically to describe the destruction of cities or structures as a form of divine judgment or military conquest.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, the destruction of cities was a common practice during warfare. Cities were often fortified with walls, and conquering armies would dig under or demolish these defenses to gain entry. The term κατασκάπτω reflects this practice and is used in the Bible to convey the totality of destruction that comes as a result of divine judgment or military action. This imagery would have been familiar to ancient audiences, who understood the significance of a city being laid waste.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and <a href="/greek/4626.htm">skaptó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to dig down<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>torn down (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2679: κατασκάπτω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κατασκάπτω</span></span>: 1 aorist <span class="greek2">κατεσκαψα</span>; perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">κατεσκαμμένος</span>; <span class="accented">to dig under, dig down, demolish, destroy</span>: <span class="greek2">τί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-3.htm">Romans 11:3</a>, from <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a>; passive <a href="/interlinear/acts/15-16.htm">Acts 15:16</a> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span>), from <a href="/interlinear/amos/9-11.htm">Amos 9:11</a> ((but see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καταστρέφω</span></span>)). (Tragg., <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, and following).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>undermine, tear down, ruin. <p>From <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and <a href="/greek/4626.htm">skapto</a>; to undermine, i.e. (by implication) destroy -- dig down, ruin. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4626.htm">skapto</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κατασκαμμένον κατασκάπτει κατασκάπτειν κατασκαπτόμενον κατασκάπτονται κατασκαφήσεται κατασκάψατε κατασκάψει κατασκάψετε κατάσκαψον κατασκάψουσι κατασκάψω κατασκεψάμενοι κατασκεψαμένων κατασκέψασθαι κατασκέψασθε κατασκεψάσθωσαν κατασκέψεται κατεσκαμμένα κατεσκαμμέναι κατεσκαμμένον κατεσκάφη κατεσκάφησαν κατεσκαφήσεται κατεσκαψαν κατέσκαψαν κατέσκαψε κατέσκαψεν κατεσκέδασε κατεσκεψάμεθα κατεσκεψάμην κατεσκέψαντο κατεσκέψασθε kateskapsan katéskapsan<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/15-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 15:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural">V-RPM/P-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὰ <b>κατεσκαμμένα</b> αὐτῆς ἀνοικοδομήσω</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/15-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">ruins</span> of it I will build again<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θυσιαστήριά σου <b>κατέσκαψαν</b> κἀγὼ ὑπελείφθην</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> YOUR PROPHETS, <span class="itali">THEY HAVE TORN DOWN</span> YOUR ALTARS,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">digged down</span> thine<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> altars of you <span class="itali">they tore down</span> and I was left<p><b><a href="/greek/2679.htm">Strong's Greek 2679</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2679.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kateskammena_2679.htm">κατεσκαμμένα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kateskapsan_2679.htm">κατέσκαψαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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