Refiner Word Study kathaireo (G2507)
G2507  ·  Greek  ·  Strong's Concordance
καθαιρέω
kathaireo
9 occurrences in Scripture Greek

"take or bring down, Mk. 15:36, 46; Lk. 1:52; 23:53; Acts 13:29; tear down, destroy, Lk. 12:18; Acts 13:19; 19:27; 2 Cor. 10:4*"

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Definition and meaning

What does kathaireo mean in Greek?

9
Occurrences in Scripture
G2507
Strong's number
Greek
Original language

take or bring down, Mk. 15:36, 46; Lk. 1:52; 23:53; Acts 13:29; tear down, destroy, Lk. 12:18; Acts 13:19; 19:27; 2 Cor. 10:4*

In the original Greek the word is written: καθαιρέω

Historical context

What was happening when this word was written?

Roman-Occupied Judea (c. 4 BC-AD 30)

The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.

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

Top 9 Bible verses with kathaireo

These are the most notable occurrences of kathaireo (G2507) across the King James Bible.

Mark 15:36

And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

Mark 15:46

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

Luke 1:52

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

Luke 12:18

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

Luke 23:53

And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

Acts 13:19

And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

Acts 13:29

And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

Acts 19:27

So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

2 Corinthians 10:5

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions about kathaireo

What does kathaireo mean in Greek?

Strong's G2507 (kathaireo) is a Greek word that means: take or bring down, Mk. 15:36, 46; Lk. 1:52; 23:53; Acts 13:29; tear down, destroy, Lk. 12:18; Acts 13:19; 19:27; 2 Cor. 10:4* It appears 9 times in the King James Bible.

How many times does kathaireo appear in the Bible?

The word kathaireo (G2507) appears 9 times in the original Greek text.

What is Strong's number G2507?

Strong's G2507 is kathaireo, a Greek word defined as: take or bring down, Mk. 15:36, 46; Lk. 1:52; 23:53; Acts 13:29; tear down, destroy, Lk. 12:18; Acts 13:19; 19:27; 2 Cor. 10:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.

Is kathaireo in the Old Testament or New Testament?

kathaireo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.