noun · feminine
kathairesias
Greekκαθαίρεσις (kathairesis)
Strong’sG2506
taking down, destroying
stem kathairesi-3 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
καθ-αίρεσις, -εως, ἡ
(< καθαιρέω), [in LXX: Ex 23:24 (הָרֵס), I Mac 3:43*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2506 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkath-ah'-ee-res-is
demolition; figuratively, extinction
Fromfrom G2507;
King Jamesdestruction, pulling down.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kathairesias | kathairesiais |
| object accusative | kathairesian3×καθαίρεσιν | kathairesiain |
| direct address vocative | kathairesiar | kathairesiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kathairesiau | kathairesiaiu |
| to, for dative | kathairesia | kathairesiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kathairesia 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
kathairesian“destroy”objectaccusative singular3×
2 Corinthians 10:4“destroy”teim gar hopleim tau strateiau nu ouk sarkikeim alla dunateim to theo pros kathairesian ochurōmeiu logismoin kathairarōtoisThe weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
2 Corinthians 10:8“tearing … down”ean tē gar perissoterem tinem kauchemeia peri tau exousiau nu, hau dōata tos kurios eis oikodoman kai ouk eis kathairesian vu, ouk aischunimi,For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
2 Corinthians 13:10“tearing down”dia houtem houteim apeiarōtos grafamō, hina pareiarōtos mē apotomōs chremeia kata tan exousian han tos kurios dōata mi, eis oikodoman kai ouk eis kathairesian.This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.