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)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

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

1 Corinthians 1:28 V-AAS-3S1 Corinthians 2:6 V-PPP-GPM1 Corinthians 6:13 V-FAI-3S1 Corinthians 13:8 V-FPI-3P1 Corinthians 13:10 V-FPI-3S1 Corinthians 13:11 V-RAI-1S1 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

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.