Kathaíresis — G2506

Definition

feminine noun

demolition; figuratively, extinction

Usually translated as

destruction, pulling down

Origin

from G2507

• kathairéō (G2507)

Occurrences

Kathaíresis occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Corinthians (3)

• 2 Corinthians 10:4 — (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down (καθαίρεσιν) of strong holds;)
• 2 Corinthians 10:8 — For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction (καθαίρεσιν), I should not be ashamed:
• 2 Corinthians 13:10 — Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction (καθαίρεσιν).