καταργέω

katargéō · Greek · Strong's G2673 · 27 occurrences

The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “destroy”

What it means

to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively

from G2596 (κατά) and G691 (ἀργέω);

How the KJV renders it

abolish, cease, cumber, deliver, destroy, do away, become of no none, without effect, fail, loose, bring to nought, put away, vanish away, make void

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“destroy”

also renders phtheírō (G5351), exolothreúō (G1842), kathairéō (G2507), phthorá (G5356), porthéō (G4199), olothreúō (G3645), katalýō (G2647), lýō (G3089), apóllymi (G622), diaphtheírō (G1311), ʼâbad (H6), ʼăbad (H7), bâlaʻ (H1104), gârar (H1641), dâbar (H1696), dâmâh (H1820), hârag (H2026), chăbal (H2255), chârab (H2717), chărab (H2718), châram (H2763), mᵉgar (H4049), nâqaph (H5362), nâsham (H5395), nâthats (H5422), çâphâh (H5595), çᵉthar (H5642), tsâdâh (H6658), tsâmath (H6789), qûwr (H6979), rûwaʻ (H7321), shâbar (H7665), shâdad (H7703), shôwʼ (H7722), shâkôl (H7921)

“deliver”

also renders paradídōmi (G3860), sōtēría (G4991), eleutheróō (G1659), dídōmi (G1325), apodídōmi (G591), apallássō (G525), exairéō (G1807), charízomai (G5483), rhýomai (G4506), anadídōmi (G325), ʼânâh (H579), gâʼal (H1350), châlats (H2502), yᵉhab (H3052), yâshaʻ (H3467), mâgan (H4042), mâlaṭ (H4422), mâtsâʼ (H4672), nâtsal (H5337), nᵉtsal (H5338), nâthan (H5414), çâgar (H5462), ʻâbar (H5674), pâdâh (H6299), pâdaʻ (H6308), pâtsâh (H6475), pâraq (H6561), shᵉzab (H7804), shᵉlam (H8000)

“fail”

also renders hysteréō (G5302), ekpíptō (G1601), píptō (G4098), epileípō (G1952), ekleípō (G1587), ʼâbad (H6), ʼâphêç (H656), bâqaq (H1238), gâmar (H1584), gâʻal (H1602), dâlal (H1809), châçêr (H2637), châçêr (H2638), kâzab (H3576), kâshal (H3782), nâshath (H5405), ʻâbar (H5674), ʻădar (H5737), ʻâzab (H5800), ʻâṭaph (H5848), râphâh (H7503), shâqar (H8266), tâmam (H8552)

“cease”

also renders kopázō (G2869), hēsycházō (G2270), katapaúō (G2664), dialeípō (G1257), paúō (G3973), bᵉṭêl (H989), gâmar (H1584), dâmâh (H1820), dâmam (H1826), châdal (H2308), chârash (H2790), mûwsh (H4185), nûwach (H5117), pûwg (H6313), pâçaç (H6461), râphâh (H7503), shebeth (H7674), tâmam (H8552)

“put away”

also renders aphíēmi (G863), aírō (G142), exaírō (G1808), apōthéomai (G683), apotíthēmi (G659), athétēsis (G115), apolýō (G630), çûwr (H5493), ʻâbar (H5674)

“loose”

also renders aníēmi (G447), anágō (G321), aírō (G142), apolýō (G630), zâchach (H2118), châlats (H2502), râchaq (H7368), shᵉrêʼ (H8271)

“abolish”

also renders châlaph (H2498), châthath (H2865)

“do away”

also renders gâraʻ (H1639), ʻâbar (H5674)

“bring to nought”

also renders athetéō (G114), pûwr (H6331)

“vanish away”

also renders aphanismós (G854), aphanízō (G853)

“make void”

also renders bâqaq (H1238), nâʼar (H5010)

“cumber”

also renders perispáō (G4049)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

27 occurrences in the Greek text, first 26 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:28 · V-AAS-3S

God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that don’t exist, that he might bring to nothing the things that exist,

1 Corinthians 2:6 · V-PPP-GPM

We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing.

1 Corinthians 6:13 · V-FAI-3S

“Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods,” but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

1 Corinthians 13:8 · V-FPI-3P

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

1 Corinthians 13:10 · V-FPI-3S

but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.

1 Corinthians 13:11 · V-RAI-1S

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

1 Corinthians 15:24 V-AAS-3S1 Corinthians 15:26 V-PPI-3S2 Corinthians 3:7 V-PPP-ASF2 Corinthians 3:11 V-PPP-NSN2 Corinthians 3:13 V-PPP-GSN2 Corinthians 3:14 V-PPI-3S2 Thessalonians 2:8 V-FAI-3S2 Timothy 1:10 V-AAP-GSMEphesians 2:15 V-AAP-NSMGalatians 3:17 V-AANGalatians 5:4 V-API-2PGalatians 5:11 V-RPI-3SHebrews 2:14 V-AAS-3SLuke 13:7 V-PAI-3SRomans 3:3 V-FAI-3SRomans 3:31 V-PAI-1PRomans 4:14 V-RPI-3SRomans 6:6 V-APS-3SRomans 7:2 V-RPI-3SRomans 7:6 V-API-1P

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