Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #110125

SR GNT Rom 11:3 κατέσκαψαν (kateskapsan) ‘the altars of you they tore_down and_I was left alone’ Strongs=26790 Lemma=kataskaptō^*
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=60 AD Refers to Word #110114

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Only use of identical word form κατέσκαψαν (V-IAA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κατέσκαψαν’ (V-IAA3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘they tore_down’.

Rom 11:3 ‘the altars of you they tore_down and_I was left alone’ SR GNT Rom 11:3 word 10

OET-LV: 3 master, the prophets of _you they _killed _off, the altars of _you they _tore _down, and _I was _left alone, and they _are _seeking the life of _me. (ROM_11:3)

OET-RV: 3 ‘Yahweh, they killed your prophets and tore down your altars, and I was left alone and now they want to kill me!’ (ROM 11:3)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘kataskaptō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb