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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: 2672. καταράομαι (kataraomai) -- To curse, to invoke evil upon</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2672.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><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/james/5-11.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/2672.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> > 2672</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/2671.htm" title="2671">◄</a> 2672. kataraomai <a href="../greek/2673.htm" title="2673">►</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">kataraomai: To curse, to invoke evil upon</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">καταράομαι</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kataraomai<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ka-ta-RAH-o-my<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kat-ar-ah'-om-ahee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To curse, to invoke evil upon<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I curse.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from κατά (kata, meaning "against") and ἀρά (ara, meaning "curse" or "prayer for evil").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H779 אָרַר (arar):</b> To curse<p> - <b>H7043 קָלַל (qalal):</b> To be slight, swift, or trifling; to curse<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb καταράομαι (kataraomai) is used in the New Testament to describe the act of cursing or calling down evil upon someone. It conveys a strong sense of invoking divine judgment or wishing harm. In a biblical context, it often contrasts with the call to bless and love one's enemies, highlighting the transformative ethic of the New Testament teachings.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, curses were taken very seriously and were often believed to have real power. They were used in various religious and social contexts, sometimes as a form of justice or retribution. In the Greco-Roman culture, as well as in Jewish tradition, the power of words was significant, and curses were considered potent. The New Testament, however, introduces a counter-cultural message that emphasizes blessing over cursing, reflecting the teachings of Jesus and the early Christian community.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2672</b> <i>kataráomai</i> – to curse. <a href="/greek/2671.htm">See 2671</a> (<i>katara</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2671.htm">katara</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to curse<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>accursed (1), curse (3), cursed (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 2672: καταράομαι</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καταράομαι</span></span>, <span class="greek2">καταρωμαι</span>; (deponent middle from <span class="greek2">κατάρα</span>); 1 aorist 2 pers singular <span class="greek2">κατηράσω</span>; (perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">κατηραμένος</span> (see below)); from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> mostly for <span class="hebrew">קִלֵּל</span> and <span class="hebrew">אָרַר</span>; <span class="accented">to curse, doom, imprecate evil on</span>: (opposed to <span class="greek2">εὐλογεῖν</span>) absolutely, <a href="/interlinear/romans/12-14.htm">Romans 12:14</a>; with the dative of the object (as in the earlier Greek writings), <a href="/interlinear/luke/6-28.htm">Luke 6:28</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span> (Baruch 6 (Epistle Jer. <BIBLE/VERSE_ONLY:Epistle of Jeremiah 1:65>) <BIBLE/VERSE_ONLY:Baruch 6:66>; (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, contra Apion 1, 22, 16)); with the accusative of the object (as often in the later Greek writings, as <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Cat. min. 32, 1 variant (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 133, 9; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 222 (208))), <a href="/interlinear/matthew/5-44.htm">Matthew 5:44</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/6-28.htm">Luke 6:28</a> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> text <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>; <a href="/interlinear/james/3-9.htm">James 3:9</a>; <span class="accented">a tree,</span> i. e. to wither it by cursing, <a href="/interlinear/mark/11-21.htm">Mark 11:21</a> (see <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-8.htm">Hebrews 6:8</a> in <span class="greek2">κατάρα</span>). perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">κατηραμένος</span> in a passive sense, <span class="accented">accursed</span> (Wis. 12:11; (<a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-34.htm">2 Kings 9:34</a>); <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Luc. 18; and <span class="greek2">κεκατηραμ</span>. <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Deuteronomy 21:23</a>; (Sir. 3:16)): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a> (also occasionally <span class="greek2">κεκαταρανται</span>, <a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-6.htm">Numbers 22:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/24-9.htm">Numbers 24:9</a>; (but <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> etc. <span class="greek2">κεκατήρανται</span>; see <span class="abbreviation">Veitch</span>, under the word. <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>curse. <p>Middle voice from <a href="/greek/2671.htm">katara</a>; to execrate; by analogy, to doom -- curse. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2671.htm">katara</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καταραθείη κατάρασαί καταράσαιτο καταρασάμενον καταράσασθαι καταράσασθε καταράσει καταράση καταράσηται καταράσηταί καταράσθαι καταράσθαί καταρασθε καταράσθε καταρᾶσθε καταράσθω κατάρασιν καταράσομαι καταράσονται καταράται καταρωμεθα καταρώμεθα καταρώμενοι καταρώμενοί καταρωμένοις καταρώμενος καταρώμενός καταρωμένου καταρωμενους καταρωμένους κατηραμένην κατηραμενοι κατηραμένοι κατηρασάμην κατηράσαντο κατηρασατο κατηράσατο κατηράσατό κατηρασω κατηράσω κατηράτο κατηρώντο κεκατηραμένος κεκατήρανται katarasthe katarâsthe kataromenous kataroménous katarōmenous katarōménous katarometha katarōmetha katarṓmetha kateramenoi kateraménoi katēramenoi katēraménoi kateraso kateráso katērasō katērásō<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/5-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 5:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle - Accusative Masculine Plural">V-PP-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εὐλογειτε τοὺς <b>καταρωμένους</b> ὑμᾶς καλῶς</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> bless <span class="itali">them that curse</span> you,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/5-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bless those who <span class="itali">curse</span> you good<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:41</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-RPM/P-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐμοῦ οἱ <b>κατηραμένοι</b> εἰς τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Depart <span class="itali">from Me, accursed</span> ones, into the eternal<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from me, <span class="itali">ye cursed,</span> into everlasting<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> me those <span class="itali">cursed</span> into the<p><b><a href="/text/mark/11-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 11:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular">V-AIM-2S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">συκῆ ἣν <b>κατηράσω</b> ἐξήρανται </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> which <span class="itali">You cursed</span> has withered.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which <span class="itali">thou cursedst</span> is withered away.<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fig tree which <span class="itali">you cursed</span> is dried up<p><b><a href="/text/luke/6-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 6:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural">V-PPM/P-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς <b>καταρωμένους</b> ὑμᾶς προσεύχεσθε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> those <span class="itali">who curse</span> you, pray<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Bless <span class="itali">them that curse</span> you, and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bless those who <span class="itali">curse</span> you pray<p><b><a href="/text/romans/12-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 12:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural">V-PMM/P-2P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ μὴ <b>καταρᾶσθε</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you; bless <span class="itali">and do not curse.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> bless, and <span class="itali">curse</span> not.<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/12-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and not <span class="itali">curse</span><p><b><a href="/text/james/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural">V-PIM/P-1P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν αὐτῇ <b>καταρώμεθα</b> τοὺς ἀνθρώπους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Father, <span class="itali">and with it we curse</span> men,<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and therewith <span class="itali">curse we</span> men, which<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in it <span class="itali">we curse</span> men<p><b><a href="/greek/2672.htm">Strong's Greek 2672</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2672.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/katarasthe_2672.htm">καταρᾶσθε — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kataro_menous_2672.htm">καταρωμένους — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kataro_metha_2672.htm">καταρώμεθα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kate_ramenoi_2672.htm">κατηραμένοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a 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