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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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καταλύω

Strong’s: G2647

Associated OET lemmas: καταλύω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: λύω

Sense 1: to destroy, to tear down, destruction

Semantic entry: 20.54

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Destroy

Definition: to destroy completely by tearing down and dismantling

MAT 24:2: RV MAT 24:2 · LV MAT 24:2 · Read together MAT 24:2

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OET-RV MAT 24:2

2 In response, he asked, “Do you see all this? I can assure you that it’ll be torn down so thoroughly that not a single stone will be left on top of another.”

OET-LV MAT 24:2

2 And he answering said to_them:
You_all_are_ not _seeing all these things?
Truly, I_am_saying to_you_all, by_no_means may_ not _be_left here stone on stone, which ˓will˒_ not _be_being_torn_down.

MAT 26:61: RV MAT 26:61 · LV MAT 26:61 · Read together MAT 26:61

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OET-RV MAT 26:61

61 and said, “We heard this man say, ‘I’m able to demolish God’s temple and rebuild it in three days.’ ”

OET-LV MAT 26:61

61 said:
This man was_saying:
I_am_being_able to_tear_down the temple of_ the _god, and to_build it it by of_three days.
All 9 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 24:2 · RV MAT 26:61 · RV MAT 27:40 · LV MAT 24:2 · LV MAT 26:61 · LV MAT 27:40 · Read together MAT 24:2 · Read together MAT 26:61 · Read together MAT 27:40

MRK: RV MRK 13:2 · RV MRK 14:58 · RV MRK 15:29 · LV MRK 13:2 · LV MRK 14:58 · LV MRK 15:29 · Read together MRK 13:2 · Read together MRK 14:58 · Read together MRK 15:29

LUK: RV LUK 21:6 · LV LUK 21:6 · Read together LUK 21:6

ACT: RV ACT 6:14 · LV ACT 6:14 · Read together ACT 6:14

GAL: RV GAL 2:18 · LV GAL 2:18 · Read together GAL 2:18

Sense 2: to destroy, to ruin utterly

Semantic entry: 20.55

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Destroy

Definition: to destroy completely the efforts or work of someone else

Notes: In RV ROM 14:20 · LV ROM 14:20 · Read together ROM 14:20 the work of God involves the building up of the community of faith.

ROM 14:20: RV ROM 14:20 · LV ROM 14:20 · Read together ROM 14:20

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OET-RV ROM 14:20

20 don’t tear down God’s work just on account of food. Indeed, all foods are ‘clean,’ but it’s wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.

OET-LV ROM 14:20

20 Not on_account food, be_tearing_down the work of_ the _god.
All things indeed clean are, but evil to_the person which through a_stumbling block eating.

CO2 5:1: RV CO2 5:1 · LV CO2 5:1 · Read together CO2 5:1

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OET-RV CO2 5:1

5 We know that when the temporary, earthly home (our body) that we live in is demolished, we will have a building from God that’s not built by human hands—an eternal house in the heavens.

OET-LV CO2 5:1

5 For/Because we_have_known that if the earthly of_us house of_the tent may_be_torn_down, a_building from god we_are_having, a_house not_hand_made eternal in the heavens.

Sense 3: to cause to come to an end, to cause to become nothing, to put an end to

Semantic entry: 13.100

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Exist

Definition: to cause to cease to exist

ACT 5:38: RV ACT 5:38 · LV ACT 5:38 · Read together ACT 5:38

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OET-RV ACT 5:38

38 So here’s my advice to you all: pull back from killing these men and allow them to continue, because if this teaching and goings on is man-made, it’ll be overthrown,

OET-LV ACT 5:38

38 And now I_am_saying the things to_you_all, withdraw from the these men and allow them, because if this the counsel or this the work it_may_be from humans, will_be_being_torn_down,

ACT 5:39: RV ACT 5:39 · LV ACT 5:39 · Read together ACT 5:39

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OET-RV ACT 5:39

39 but if it’s from God, you all won’t be able to bring them down in case you find yourselves opposing God.”
 ¶ So they were persuaded by Gamliel,

OET-LV ACT 5:39

39 but if it_is from god, you_all_˓will˒_ not _be_able to_tear_down them, lest also you_all_may_be_found god-opposers.
And they_were_persuaded by_him,

Sense 4: to do away with, to invalidate, to make invalid

Semantic entry: 76.23

Semantic domains: Power, Force

Definition: to completely invalidate something which has been in force

MAT 5:17: RV MAT 5:17 · LV MAT 5:17 · Read together MAT 5:17

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OET-RV MAT 5:17

17 “Don’t imagine that I came to criticise the prophets or Mosheh’s (Moses) instructions. I didn’t come to oppose the scriptures, but to fulfil them,

OET-LV MAT 5:17

17 You_all_may_ not _think that I_came to_tear_down the law or the prophets, I_came not to_tear_down, but to_fulfill.

Sense 5: to be a guest

Semantic entry: 34.61

Semantic domains: Association

Subdomains: Show Hospitality

Definition: to experience the hospitality of someone, with principal focus upon lodging

LUK 9:12: RV LUK 9:12 · LV LUK 9:12 · Read together LUK 9:12

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OET-RV LUK 9:12

12 As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, “Send the crowd away so that they can go into the nearby towns and countryside to find somewhere to stay and something to eat, because this place is very isolated.”

OET-LV LUK 9:12

12 And the day began to_be_declining, and the twelve having_approached said to_him:
Send_away the crowd, in_order_that having_been_gone into the surrounding villages and country, they_may_lodge and they_may_find provisions, because we_are here in a_desolate place.

LUK 19:7: RV LUK 19:7 · LV LUK 19:7 · Read together LUK 19:7

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OET-RV LUK 19:7

7 But everyone who had observed it was grumbling, “Hoy, he’s going to stay with a sinful man.”

OET-LV LUK 19:7

7 And all having_seen it, were_grumbling saying, that He_came_in to_lodge with a_sinful man.