καθελεῖν

kathairéō

to take down

To take down, remove, or demolish, especially in the context of pulling, lowering, or destroying a physical structure or object; by extension, to cause something to cease, to bring to an end, or to depose someone from a position. The core meaning is the act of removing something from an elevated or established place, whether physically (such as tearing down a building) or figuratively (such as removing authority or status).

G2507

Mark 15:36 · Word #18

Lexicon G2507

Lemmaκαθαιρέω
Transliterationkathairéō
Strong'sG2507
DefinitionTo take down, remove, or demolish, especially in the context of pulling, lowering, or destroying a physical structure or object; by extension, to cause something to cease, to bring to an end, or to depose someone from a position. The core meaning is the act of removing something from an elevated or established place, whether physically (such as tearing down a building) or figuratively (such as removing authority or status).

Morphology V AOR ACT INF All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood INF — Infinitive — The verbal idea without person/number

Common Translation

Phraseto take down
Literalto-take-down

Lexical Info

Lemmaκαθαιρέω
Strong'sG2507

SIBI-P1 Translation G2507-04

to take down

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/completed aspect), active voice, infinitive mood.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active infinitive expresses the simple action of removing or pulling something down without emphasis on process. "To take down" preserves the core sense of forceful removal from an elevated or established position inherent in καθαιρέω.

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