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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: 2690. καταστρέφω (katastrephó) -- To overturn, to overthrow, to destroy</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2690.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-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/2-8.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/2690.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> > 2690</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/2689.htm" title="2689">◄</a> 2690. katastrephó <a href="../greek/2691.htm" title="2691">►</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">katastrephó: To overturn, to overthrow, to destroy</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">καταστρέφω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>katastrephó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kah-tah-STREF-oh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kat-as-tref'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To overturn, to overthrow, to destroy<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I overturn, overthrow.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek preposition "κατά" (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and the verb "στρέφω" (strephó, meaning "to turn" or "to change").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H2015 (הָפַךְ, haphak):</b> To turn, overturn, overthrow<p> - <b>H2040 (הָרַס, haras):</b> To tear down, break, destroy<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "katastrephó" primarily means to overturn or overthrow, often in the context of destruction or ruin. It conveys a sense of complete reversal or turning something upside down. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the act of overthrowing or destroying, particularly in a spiritual or moral sense.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "overturning" was often associated with military conquests, political upheavals, or divine judgment. The use of "katastrephó" in the New Testament reflects a Jewish understanding of divine intervention, where God actively overturns the plans of the wicked or brings judgment upon nations and individuals. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and justice.<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/4762.htm">strephó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to overturn<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>overturned (2), ruins (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 2690: καταστρέφω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καταστρέφω</span></span>: 1 aorist <span class="greek2">κατέστρεψα</span>; perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">κατεστραμμενος</span> (<a href="/interlinear/acts/15-16.htm">Acts 15:16</a> <span class="manuref">T</span> (<span class="manuref">WH</span>, but <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="greek2">κατεστρεμμενος</span>; cf. <span class="manuref">WH</span>'s Appendix, p. 170f)); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to turn over, turn under</span>: the soil with a plow, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, oec. 17, 10. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to overturn, overthrow, throw down</span>: <span class="greek2">τί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15</a>; (<span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">κατεστραμμενος</span>, <span class="accented">ruins</span>), <a href="/interlinear/acts/15-16.htm">Acts 15:16</a> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> ((cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">κατασκάπτω</span></span>)); so <a href="/interlinear/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/9-5.htm">Job 9:5</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 8, 7, 6; <span class="abbreviation">Anthol.</span> 11, 163,6; (<span class="abbreviation">Diogenes Laërtius</span> 5, 82.<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>overthrow. <p>From <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and <a href="/greek/4762.htm">strepho</a>; to turn upside down, i.e. Upset -- overthrow. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4762.htm">strepho</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καταστραφήσεται καταστρέφεται καταστρέφων καταστρέψαι καταστρέψας καταστρέψει καταστρέψη καταστρέψω κατεσκαμμένα κατεστραμμενα κατεστραμμένα κατεστραμμένη κατεστραμμένης κατέστραπται κατεστράφη κατέστρεψα κατέστρεψας κατέστρεψε κατεστρεψεν κατέστρεψεν kateskammena kateskamména katestrepsen katéstrepsen<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/matthew/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῶν κολλυβιστῶν <b>κατέστρεψεν</b> καὶ τὰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the temple, <span class="itali">and overturned</span> the tables<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">overthrew</span> the tables<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the money changers <span class="itali">he overturned</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/mark/11-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 11:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰς περιστερὰς <b>κατέστρεψεν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the temple, <span class="itali">and overturned</span> the tables<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">overthrew</span> the tables<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the doves <span class="itali">he overturned</span><p><b><a href="/greek/2690.htm">Strong's Greek 2690</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2690.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/katestrepsen_2690.htm">κατέστρεψεν — 2 Occ.</a><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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