"to cast down headlong, Lk. 4:29*"
Definition and meaning
to cast down headlong, Lk. 4:29*
In the original Greek the word is written: κατακρημνίζω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of katakremnizo (G2630) across the King James Bible.
And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
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Common questions
Strong's G2630 (katakremnizo) is a Greek word that means: to cast down headlong, Lk. 4:29* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word katakremnizo (G2630) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2630 is katakremnizo, a Greek word defined as: to cast down headlong, Lk. 4:29*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
katakremnizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.