Word Study · Strong's G2662 · Greek
καταπατέω
katapateo
kat-ap-at-eh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: katapatéō
“to trample down”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain
Rendered in the KJV as
trample, tread (down, underfoot).
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- καταπατεῖν1
- καταπατεῖσθαι1
- καταπατήσας1
- καταπατήσουσιν1
- κατεπατήθη,1
How it is rendered · 5
- having trampled upon1
- is to be trampled upon1
- it was trampled upon,1
- they will trample upon1
- to trample upon1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAP-NSM · 1
- V-API-3S · 1
- V-FAI-3P · 1
- V-PAN · 1
- V-PPN · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 5:13καταπατεῖσθαιkatapateisthaiverb · present passive, infinitive (“to…”)You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.here: is to be trampled upon
- Matthew 7:6καταπατήσουσινkatapatēsousinverb · future active, statement · 3rd person pluralDo not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.here: they will trample upon
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 8:5κατεπατήθη,katepatēthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.here: it was trampled upon,
- Luke 12:1καταπατεῖνkatapateinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.here: to trample upon