Greek verb · G2647
καταλύω
katalyokat-al-oo'-o
to destroy, cast down; to unloose, unyoke (e.g. horses), hence intrans., of travellers (cf. κατάλυμα)
17 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: katalýō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2647is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 12spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2647
to loosen down (disintegrate), i.e. (by implication) to demolish (literally or figuratively); specially (compare ) to halt for the night
The King James renders it: destroy, dissolve, be guest, lodge, come to nought, overthrow, throw down.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
katalyo is rendered "to destroy, cast down; to unloose, unyoke (e.g. horses), hence intrans., of travellers (cf. κατάλυμα)". It stands 17 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Five of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to destroy, cast down".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:17Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
- The Greek text spells it twelve different ways.
The first use
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
Matthew 5:17καταλῦσαι
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's seventeen uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to destroy, cast down, and to unloose, unyoke (e.g. horses), hence intrans., of travellers (cf. κατάλυμα).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to destroy, cast downMat.24:2, Mrk.13:2, Luk.21:6; τ. ναόν, Mat.26:61 27:40, Mrk.14:58 15:29, Act.6:14; οἰκίαν, 2Co.5:1; opposite to οἰκοδομεῖν, Gal.2:18.... | Tagged as
and 4 more, 16 uses in all | WhereMatthew 24:2“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you… |
| to unloose, unyoke (e.g. horses), hence intrans., of travellers (cf. κατάλυμα)to take up one's quarters | Tagged as
| WhereGenesis 19:2and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| κατά | kata | according to | Uses468 |
| καταβαίνω | katabaino | to come/go down | Uses81 |
| καταργέω | katargeo | to abate | Uses27 |
| καταλείπω | kataleipo | to leave behind | Uses23 |
| καταγγέλλω | katangello | to proclaim | Uses17 |
| κατακρίνω | katakrino | to condemn | Uses15 |
| κατανοέω | katanoeo | to observe | Uses14 |
| καταντάω | katantao | to come to | Uses13 |
| καταρτίζω | katartizo | to complete | Uses13 |
| καταισχύνω | kataischyno | to dishonor | Uses13 |
| καταλαμβάνω | katalambano | to grasp | Uses13 |
| κατακαίω | katakaio | to burn | Uses12 |
and 99 more on the stem.
All 17, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
12 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- καταλῦσαι4
- καταλυθήσεται.¶2
- καταλύων2
- κατάλυε1
- καταλυθῇ1
- καταλυθῇ.¶1
- καταλυθήσεται1
- καταλῦσαι.¶1
- καταλύσει1
- καταλύσω1
- καταλύσωσιν1
- κατέλυσα1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)5V-AAN
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-FPI-3S
- verb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2V-APS-3S
- verb · present active, participle · vocative (address) · masculine singular2V-PAP-VSM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-AAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1V-AAS-3P
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-FAI-1S
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FAI-3S
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person singular1V-PAM-2S
Matthew
five uses
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
- καταλῦσαιkatalusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to abolish
- καταλῦσαιkatalusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to abolish
“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
- καταλυθήσεται.¶kataluthesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will be thrown down
and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
- καταλῦσαιkatalusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to destroy
and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
- καταλύωνkataluonverb · present active, participle · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: destroying
Mark
three uses
“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
- καταλυθῇ.¶katalutheaverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may be thrown down
“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
- καταλύσωkatalusoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: will destroy
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
- καταλύωνkataluonverb · present active, participle · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: destroying
Luke
three uses
As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
- καταλύσωσινkatalusosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may lodge
And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
- καταλῦσαι.¶katalusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to stay
“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
- καταλυθήσεται.¶kataluthesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will be thrown down
Acts
three uses
So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
- καταλυθήσεταιkataluthesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it will be overthrown
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
- καταλῦσαιkatalusaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to overthrow
For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
- καταλύσειkataluseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will destroy
Romans
one use
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
- κατάλυεkatalueverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do destroy
2 Corinthians
one use
Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- καταλυθῇkatalutheaverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: shall be destroyed
Galatians
one use
If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
- κατέλυσαkatelusaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I had torn down
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.