verb

katastrefamō

Greekκαταστρέφω (katastrefō)

Strong’sG2690

I overturn, overthrow

stem katastref-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur

Translated as

overturned2×

What it means

κατα-στρέφω,

[in LXX for הפךְ, etc., Ge 19:21, Je 20:16, al.;]

1. to turn down, turn over; as, the soil.

2. to overturn, overthrow: Mt 21:12, Mk 11:15; pass. pf. ptcp., Ac 15:16(LXX).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2690 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-as-tref'-o

to turn upside down, i.e. upset

Fromfrom G2596 and G4762;

King Jamesoverthrow.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
katastrefataκατέστρεψεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	overturned	2×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	katastrefamō	katastrefame	katastrefami	katastrefama	katastrefamē	katastrefamelē
you 2nd person singular	katastrefasō	katastrefase	katastrefasi	katastrefasa	katastrefasē	katastrefaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katastrefatō	katastrefate	katastrefati	katastrefata2×κατέστρεψεν	katastrefatē	katastrefatelē
we 1st person plural	katastrefanō	katastrefane	katastrefani	katastrefana	katastrefanē	katastrefanelē
ye 2nd person plural	katastrefavō	katastrefave	katastrefavi	katastrefava	katastrefavē	katastrefavelē
they 3rd person plural	katastrefalō	katastrefale	katastrefali	katastrefala	katastrefalē	katastrefalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	katastrefameiō	katastrefameia	katastrefameiē
you 2nd person singular	katastrefaseiō	katastrefaseia	katastrefaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katastrefateiō	katastrefateia	katastrefateiē
we 1st person plural	katastrefaneiō	katastrefaneia	katastrefaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	katastrefaveiō	katastrefaveia	katastrefaveiē
they 3rd person plural	katastrefaleiō	katastrefaleia	katastrefaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	katastrefasōr	katastrefasar	katastrefasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katastrefatōr	katastrefatar	katastrefatēr
ye 2nd person plural	katastrefavōr	katastrefavar	katastrefavēr
they 3rd person plural	katastrefalōr	katastrefalar	katastrefalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	katastrefamoiō	katastrefamoia
you 2nd person singular	katastrefasoiō	katastrefasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katastrefatoiō	katastrefatoia
we 1st person plural	katastrefanoiō	katastrefanoia
ye 2nd person plural	katastrefavoiō	katastrefavoia
they 3rd person plural	katastrefaloiō	katastrefaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	katastrefarō	katastrefari	katastrefara	katastrefarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	katastrefarōtos	katastrefaritos	katastrefaratos	katastrefarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

katastrefstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

katastref is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

katastrefata“overturned”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Matthew 21:12“overturned”Kai eiserchata Iēsus eis tem hierem, kai ekballata pantoin toin pōlarōtoin kai agorazarōtoin en te hiere kai tain trapezain toiu kollubistoiu katastrefata kai tain kathedrain toiu pōlarōtoiu tain peristerain,Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

Mark 11:15“overturned”Kai erchelō eis Hierosolumeim. kai eisercharatos eis tem hierem archeta ekballarō toin pōlarōtoin kai toin agorazarōtoin en te hiere, kai tain trapezain toiu kollubistoiu kai tain kathedrain toiu pōlarōtoiu tain peristerain katastrefataWhen they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.